marketplace
noun
mar·ket·place
ˈmär-kət-ˌplās 
Examples of marketplace in a Sentence
Their products must compete in the marketplace.
The company has struggled to survive in a rapidly changing marketplace.
Recent Examples on the Web
And now — like it or not — scrutiny will come not in the form of a column, but rather in the free agent marketplace.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Since coming out of the writers strike late last year, the TV marketplace has been considerably slower as streamers and linear networks alike thin their rosters in an effort to right-size their programming rosters and reduce costs.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Secondhand marketplaces provide endless access to famed collections of the past—pieces that carry history and lore; are the footprints of a fashion house, and bona fide heirlooms that remain in the zeitgeist.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The market for tractors ebbs and flows, and Glowacki attributed the layoff to changes in the marketplace.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Under Joanne’s leadership, Tapestry has generated record revenue and relentless momentum in the marketplace, while expanding its stable of iconic brands and creating new customers, especially in the coveted Gen Z and millennial segments.
—Mary Barra, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Following the initial announcement on October 3, 2023, Frosted Flowers has been diligently working on bringing Rosin Absolute to the California marketplace.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
In late 2019, its smaller rival, Viagogo, bought the ticketing marketplace from eBay for $4.05 billion in a combination cash and debt deal that was finalized months before the COVID-19 pandemic caused mass event cancellations.
—Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
An April report by real estate marketplace Zillow listed Kansas City as one of the 10 best markets for first-time home buyers in the United States for 2024.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Since coming out of the writers strike late last year, the TV marketplace has been considerably slower as streamers and linear networks alike thin their rosters in an effort to right-size their programming rosters and reduce costs.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Secondhand marketplaces provide endless access to famed collections of the past—pieces that carry history and lore; are the footprints of a fashion house, and bona fide heirlooms that remain in the zeitgeist.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The market for tractors ebbs and flows, and Glowacki attributed the layoff to changes in the marketplace.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Under Joanne’s leadership, Tapestry has generated record revenue and relentless momentum in the marketplace, while expanding its stable of iconic brands and creating new customers, especially in the coveted Gen Z and millennial segments.
—Mary Barra, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Following the initial announcement on October 3, 2023, Frosted Flowers has been diligently working on bringing Rosin Absolute to the California marketplace.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
In late 2019, its smaller rival, Viagogo, bought the ticketing marketplace from eBay for $4.05 billion in a combination cash and debt deal that was finalized months before the COVID-19 pandemic caused mass event cancellations.
—Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
An April report by real estate marketplace Zillow listed Kansas City as one of the 10 best markets for first-time home buyers in the United States for 2024.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketplace. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
marketplace
noun
mar·ket·place
ˈmär-kət-ˌplās
1
: an open square or place in a town where markets are held
2
: the world of trade
Legal Definition
marketplace
noun
mar·ket·place
ˈmär-kət-ˌplās
: the economic system through which different companies compete with each other to sell their products
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