eBay

[ee-bey]

Digital Technology, Trademark.

1. the brand name for an internet retail website, launched in 1995, that specializes in consumer-to-consumer sales.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eBay¹

First recorded in 1990–95; short for Echo Bay Technology Group, a company founded by the founder of eBay, Pierre Omidyar (born 1967), French-born American entrepreneur of Iranian ancestry

Example Sentences

There's also the option to sell items second hand through online marketplaces such as Vinted or eBay.

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Which? is urging parents not to be tempted into buying cheap seats after it found they are still being sold via online sites including Shein and eBay, both of which said they took safety very seriously.

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Which? said it found more than a dozen listings of illegal car seats on websites such as eBay, Little Dreams, ManoMano, Shein and Wish.

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One listing for a child's car seat on eBay warned against using it in cars despite the product being described as suitable.

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In response, eBay said consumer safety "is a top priority".

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