eBay

American

[ee-bey] / ˈiˌbeɪ /

Digital Technology, Trademark.

the brand name for an internet retail website, launched in 1995, that specializes in consumer-to-consumer sales.

Etymology

Origin of eBay

First recorded in 1990–95; short for Echo Bay Technology Group, a company founded by the founder of eBay, Pierre Omidyar (born 1967), French-born American entrepreneur of Iranian ancestry

Example Sentences

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Shares of eBay edged 0.7% lower to $103.10, well off a session low of $96.28.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

In the current quarter, eBay expects adjusted earnings per share of $1.46 to $1.51 and revenue of $2.97 billion to $3.03 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The museum dismissed Ittai's concerns, even though one of the dealers - after conversations with Gradel - returned an olive green gemstone he had bought on eBay.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Pop-ups in Los Angeles and New York offered a free novelty edition of Runway, now listed for thousands of dollars on eBay.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

All of these interoperable banking and e-commerce functions flattened the Internet marketplace so radically that even eBay was taken by surprise.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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