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marketplace

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs/ · UK /ˈmɑːkɪtpleɪs/

marketplace means: A place or system where buyers and sellers do business, including online.

noun

TRADING ENVIRONMENTB2

A place or system where buyers and sellers do business, including online.

  • She sells clothes through an online marketplace.
  • Small companies struggle in the global marketplace.
  • The new product entered a crowded marketplace.

Similar words: market

Common phrases: online marketplace, global marketplace, digital marketplace, enter the marketplace

OUTDOOR MARKETB1

An open area in a town where people buy and sell goods.

  • We bought fruit in the marketplace.
  • The town's marketplace was full of stalls.
  • Traders gathered in the marketplace before sunrise.

Similar words: market, market square

Common phrases: busy marketplace, town marketplace, in the marketplace

EXCHANGE OF IDEASC1

A setting where people share, compare, and compete over ideas, opinions, or styles.

  • The forum became a marketplace of ideas.
  • Different views compete in the public marketplace.
  • The festival offers a lively marketplace of artistic styles.

How to use it: marketplace of something (The university should be a marketplace of ideas.)

Similar words: forum

Common phrases: marketplace of ideas, marketplace of opinions, intellectual marketplace

Questions about marketplace

What does marketplace mean?

A place or system where buyers and sellers do business, including online.

What is marketplace in other languages?

Türkçe: piyasa · Español: mercado · Français: marché · Deutsch: Markt · Italiano: mercato · 日本語: 市場

How do you pronounce marketplace?

In American English /ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs/; in British English /ˈmɑːkɪtpleɪs/.

How do you use marketplace in a sentence?

She sells clothes through an online marketplace. Small companies struggle in the global marketplace.

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