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.
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The filing also highlights Upstart's efforts to manage risks associated with its loan portfolio, including credit risk and interest rate fluctuations, to ensure the stability and growth of its marketplace.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Customer relationships are at risk if designs, specs and order details are leaked, while exposing details about plant efficiency or other KPIs can put companies at a disadvantage in the marketplace.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The company will open a warehouse in Los Angeles in the first quarter of 2025 to service the region, and expand its department store wholesale and marketplace business.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a government agency that aims to ensure fairness in the marketplace, estimated in a report in July that school meal payment processors collect more than $100 million in transaction fees a year.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Customer relationships are at risk if designs, specs and order details are leaked, while exposing details about plant efficiency or other KPIs can put companies at a disadvantage in the marketplace.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The company will open a warehouse in Los Angeles in the first quarter of 2025 to service the region, and expand its department store wholesale and marketplace business.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a government agency that aims to ensure fairness in the marketplace, estimated in a report in July that school meal payment processors collect more than $100 million in transaction fees a year.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Marketplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketplace. Accessed 25 Nov. 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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