Marketplaces Glossary
Browse 5 marketplaces terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
5 Marketplaces Terms
- AI Marketplace
- A platform or catalog where AI models, tools, datasets, plugins, or services can be discovered, compared, and adopted. AI marketplaces reduce distribution...
- GMV
- Gross merchandise value or volume, the total value of goods or transactions flowing through a marketplace or commerce platform before take rate and refunds are...
- Gross Merchandise Volume
- The total value of goods or transactions sold through a marketplace or commerce platform before refunds, discounts, and take-rate adjustments as defined by the...
- Supply Side
- The side of a market that provides goods, labor, inventory, or capacity, as opposed to the demand side that consumes it. In marketplace startups, supply-side...
- Surge Pricing
- Dynamic pricing that increases prices temporarily when demand outstrips available supply. Marketplace and delivery companies use surge pricing to rebalance the...