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eBay

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈiːˌbeɪ/ trademark

Definition

a website that allows you to buy and sell things online: I bought these shoes on eBay.Shops, markets and auctionsRestaurants and cafesBuildings in generalInternet terminology and abbreviations eBay
 
 
verb [I or T] informal
to buy or sell something on the eBay® websiteShops, markets and auctionsRestaurants and cafesBuildings in generalInternet terminology and abbreviations
eBayer /-ˌbeɪər/ US  /-ˌbeɪɚ/ noun [C] someone who buys or sells something on the eBay® websiteShops, markets and auctionsRestaurants and cafesBuildings in generalInternet terminology and abbreviations
(Definition of eBay noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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