"eBay" meaning in English

See eBay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Short for Echo Bay Technology Group, the consulting firm involved with its development. By surface analysis, e- (digital) + bay. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|e-|bay|id1=digital|pos1=digital}} By surface analysis, e- (digital) + bay Head templates: {{en-prop}} eBay
  1. A popular Internet auction website. Derived forms: eBayer Translations (eBay (alternative non-romanised names)): إِيبَاي (ʔībāy) [masculine] (Arabic), 電子灣 /电子湾 (diànzǐ-wān) (Chinese Mandarin), 電子港灣 /电子港湾 (diànzǐ-gǎngwān) (Chinese Mandarin), eBay [masculine] (French), ημπεη (impeï) (Greek), איביי (íbey) [feminine, plural, singular] (Hebrew), ईबे (ībe) (Hindi), イーベイ (ībei) (Japanese), 이베이 (ibei) (Korean), ایبی (i-bey) (Persian), иБэ́й (iBɛ́j) [masculine] (Russian), ибэ́й (ibɛ́j) [masculine] (Russian), อีเบย์ (ii-bee) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-eBay-en-name-rPzIVHBf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with e- (digital), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with e- (digital): 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 84 16

Verb

Forms: eBays [present, singular, third-person], eBaying [participle, present], eBayed [participle, past], eBayed [past]
Etymology: Short for Echo Bay Technology Group, the consulting firm involved with its development. By surface analysis, e- (digital) + bay. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|e-|bay|id1=digital|pos1=digital}} By surface analysis, e- (digital) + bay Head templates: {{en-verb}} eBay (third-person singular simple present eBays, present participle eBaying, simple past and past participle eBayed)
  1. To put on auction at eBay.
    Sense id: en-eBay-en-verb-a~tKlIhn Categories (other): English terms prefixed with e- (digital) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with e- (digital): 51 49

Inflected forms

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