Used in a Sentence

ebay

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ebay.

Editorial note

Theres a good few on eBay already so the market is there.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A popular Internet auction website.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ebay gathered in one view.

noun

A popular Internet auction website.

verb

To put on auction at eBay.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ebay.

noun

A popular Internet auction website.

verb

To put on auction at eBay.

Example sentences

1

Theres a good few on eBay already so the market is there.

2

These things went from the hottest online commodity (selling on eBay, etc) to something that can't be given away.

3

You can get very effective peroxide gel kits on EBay for under $20 USD that whiten for many months.

4

In giving only a partial account of eBay's rating system, this author learned exactly the wrong lesson.

5

So, modern eBay is a joke, and much of that commerce has moved to Amazon and elsewhere.

6

Assuming a large portion of that comes from Taobao+Aliexpress, maybe eBay is a more apt comparison?

7

Another example, when eBay bought PayPal in 2001 future revenues from as far as 2011 (10 years!) were baked into the 1.6bn price.

8

The fact is, for every startup bought by the big five's (Google, MS, Yahoo, AOL, eBay) there are at least another 100 that go down the drain.

9

Fittings are from ebay (there are standard sizes and joints), the legs are spinners (if you turn the handles the desk moves up and down).

10

According to PC World magazine, Gmail invitations were selling on eBay for as much as US$150, with some specific accounts being sold for several thousand dollars.

11

You can buy old Itanium hardware super-cheap now on eBay.

12

The modern failure is twofold: 1) several years back, eBay made it impossible to leave negative or even neutral feedback for any buyer under any circumstances.

Quote examples

1

Some reviewers called it the "best phone Nokia ever made." People in EU countries where it wasn't released were buying it via eBay from the countries that did have it.

2

Policies like these have made eBay no longer a safe place to sell, and their squeezing of sellers for every possible fee became relentless, to the point that you cannot even say the word "cash" in a listing any more.

Proper noun examples

1

Ebay, from a guy in Spain that was selling a lot of element samples.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ebay in a sentence?

Theres a good few on eBay already so the market is there.

What does ebay mean?

A popular Internet auction website.

What part of speech is ebay?

ebay is commonly used as noun, verb.