eBay
[ ee-bey ]
/ ˈiˌbeɪ /
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Digital Technology, Trademark.
the proprietary name of an internet retail website, launched in 1995, that specializes in consumer-to-consumer sales.
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Question 1 of 7
Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT 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
Words nearby eBay
eave spout, eavestrough, eave trough, EB, Eban, eBay, eBayer, ebb, ebb and flow, Ebbinghaus, ebb tide
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