eBay

American

[ee-bey] / ˈiˌbeɪ /

Digital Technology, Trademark.

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

Etymology

Origin of eBay

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

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EBay plans to cut around 800 jobs globally, or 6% of its workforce, amid a bigger push by the e-commerce and auction platform into artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch

The move comes a week after eBay announced a deal to buy fashion site Depop.

From MarketWatch

Shares of eBay were up 3.4% in recent midday trading on Thursday.

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EBay also announced layoffs in 2024 and 2023, Bloomberg noted.

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Meanwhile, eBay has made efforts to introduce AI into the services it offers buyers and sellers and to help with marketing, pricing and listings.

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