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
The laws also aim to give people from those neighborhoods a fair shake at participating in the marketplace without being crushed by industry giants.
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Caldwell-Pope declined his $15.4 million player option with Denver earlier this week to enter unrestricted free agency, a marketplace where the Nuggets didn’t retain him despite having his full Bird rights.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 June 2024
Also back year-after-year is a marketplace with cool crafts, patriotic décor and much more from local crafters and vendors.
—Terri Daxon, Orange County Register, 28 June 2024
Shein, too, has set up a marketplace, differing from its traditional direct-to-consumer model and allowing brands and sellers to hawk their goods.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 June 2024
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Caldwell-Pope declined his $15.4 million player option with Denver earlier this week to enter unrestricted free agency, a marketplace where the Nuggets didn’t retain him despite having his full Bird rights.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 30 June 2024
Also back year-after-year is a marketplace with cool crafts, patriotic décor and much more from local crafters and vendors.
—Terri Daxon, Orange County Register, 28 June 2024
Shein, too, has set up a marketplace, differing from its traditional direct-to-consumer model and allowing brands and sellers to hawk their goods.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 June 2024
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketplace. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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