marketplace

American  

[mahr-kit-pleys] / ˈmɑr kɪtˌpleɪs /

Or market place

noun

1. an open area in a town where a market is held.

2. the commercial world; the realm of business, trade, and economics.

3. any sphere considered as a place where ideas, thoughts, artistic creations, etc., compete for recognition.

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marketplace British  

/ ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs /

noun

1. a place where a public market is held

2. any centre where ideas, opinions, etc, are exchanged

3. the commercial world of buying and selling

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Etymology

Origin of marketplace

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; market, place

Example Sentences

But there are still plenty of moving parts and uncertainty in the current marketplace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

What matters, she writes, is “the marketplace of ideas,” and “the case is textbook” because Colorado’s law “distinguishes between two opposed sets of ideas,” only one of which the state approves.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Comscore’s head of marketplace trends Paul Dergarabedian said it could be the year’s first film to surpass $100 million in domestic box office.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“The broader signal to the marketplace is that the shield is wearing thin,” said Peter Jackson, a privacy and cybersecurity attorney in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

We hid behind a wall separating the marketplace and the main street, then kept to a fast but cautious path behind the houses off the bay.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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