dot-com

American  

[dot-kom] / ˈdɒtˈkɒm /

Or dotcom

noun

1. a company doing business mostly or solely on the internet.

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adjective

1. of or relating to such a company or to the business it conducts.

dot-com Cultural  

1. See .com.

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Other Word Forms

• dot-comer noun
• dot-commer noun

Etymology

Origin of dot-com

First recorded in 1995–2000; from the pronunciation of .com, suffix of domain name in most commercial internet addresses

Example Sentences

If the source of any equity market negativity is in the U.S., then Saravelos reckons it’s “entirely possible for the dollar to fall as equities are going down, just like the 2002 dot-com period.”

From MarketWatch

It was the success of that Super Bowl commercial that led to the 2000 dot-com ad rush.

From Barron's

It has tracked the steady ascendance of major companies in the world’s largest economy through the Great Depression, two world wars, the dot-com bubble, the 2008-09 financial crisis and tariff turmoil.

From The Wall Street Journal

That Super Bowl was played just before the dot-com bubble burst.

From MarketWatch

Moreover, the dot-com crash soon followed in the stock market, though obviously the internet ultimately established itself as a dominant commercial and communications platform.

From MarketWatch