Thesaurus results for MARKETPLACE

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 Viva Voce Size-inclusive fashion marketplace Viva Voce has named Good-Loop founder Amy Williams CEO as the company looks to scale its community of independent brands and shoppers. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 More than 55,000 children across Kansas and Missouri get coverage through the ACA marketplace, Holscher said. — Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 By Monday evening, Papin and digital minister Anne Le Hénanff had summoned Vinted, French secondhand marketplace Leboncoin, Amazon, eBay, Meta, and TikTok to a videoconference to demand the listings come down. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Factual films that pull the curtain back on fame or tabloid scandals are all the rage with audiences in the global marketplace. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketplace

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Noun

Nevertheless, pragmatism and commerce alone did not define the character of the early Russian internet.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2026
Otherwise, Iran and the Houthis will again learn that threatening global commerce in maritime chokepoints is a strategy worth repeating.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of commerce

Noun

Trucks have piled up at borders as Iran's trade shifts to overland.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
That view is held by 59% of employers in information, 53% in financial activities, and 49% each in trade, transportation and utilities and in education and health services.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of trade

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Adif said in a post on X on Wednesday morning that traffic on the Madrid to Andalucía high-speed line had been interrupted due to a collision between two trains.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Afternoon traffic on the Kennedy Expressway in downtown Chicago, June 9, 2026.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of traffic

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