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

Ribeiro-Addy said in the Commons that alongside auction houses, remains were being sold on social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, Ebay, Etsy and Gumtree.

From BBC

I found some of the materials on EBay, had a couple things in my collection, and mixed them together in the creation that you see.

From Los Angeles Times

But you can find people selling them on eBay, asking for as much as £550 for the Harrods one and £399 for the Sephora one.

From BBC

Once strictly reserved for high-fashion houses and the uber-rich, luxury fashion is more culturally ubiquitous and accessible than ever via social media and resale platforms like the RealReal, Poshmark, eBay, Grailed and Depop.

From Los Angeles Times

Two years since his diagnosis, the 42-year-old now runs the eBay business from his home in Stirling with the help of his parents, Alison and Iain.

From BBC