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marketplace

noun

ˈmär-kət-ˌplās

Definition of marketplace

as in commerce

the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places nations struggling to compete in the global marketplace

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Recent Examples of marketplace Checking sites such as Facebook Marketplace and other online marketplaces where people sell their cars can give you an idea of what sellers are asking for the same or similar vehicles and how saturated — or not — the market is for your vehicle. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Jeremiah Ross, 21, and Davontate Ashley, 20, allegedly used a handgun to steal property from a marketplace transaction and attempted a carjacking of a second victim, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 There will also be an open mic area and a marketplace with K-pop collectibles, albums, apparel, beauty products, artwork and fan merchandise. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2026 Etsy Creative Village The online marketplace has partnered with Olivia Rodrigo on an official Daisy Chain Fields collection that attendees can shop on site and meet the Etsy makers behind it. — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketplace

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Iran entered the war with its foreign commerce concentrated among a relatively small group of countries, leaving it with fewer places to turn now.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Transport routes along the Danube are also disrupted, which will slow commerce and trade.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of commerce

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The industry moves more than 80 percent of global trade by volume.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Some China watchers, however, are keeping their expectations low, as both sides appear to be more interested in avoiding moves that would risk their current trade truce.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of trade

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The other woman found a Mint Hill police officer directing traffic in the 10300 block of Idlewild Road and reported the incident.

— Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
The data centre question Testing will take place during evenings and nights in the winters of 2026-27 and 2027-28, when the volume of air traffic is lower.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

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