marketplace

Or mar·ket place

[mahr-kit-pleys]

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.

marketplace

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of marketplace¹

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

Example Sentences

The App Store had benefited businesses and consumers across the UK, it said, and had created a dynamic marketplace where developers compete and users could choose from millions of innovative apps.

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Underperformance in its Affordable Care Act marketplace business and elevated medical costs were key drivers of the earnings miss.

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Examples include “fostering a vibrant marketplace of ideas” and “abolishing institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas.”

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The controversial software is a tool that helps resellers track and price tickets across several marketplaces, often dealing with a large amount of tickets.

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This and other experiments may break the “government to university” funding racket and re-create a true marketplace of ideas.

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