e-commerce

Or e·com·merce

[ee-kom-ers]

noun

1. business that is transacted by transferring data electronically, especially over the internet.

e-commerce

/ ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs /

noun

1. business transactions conducted on the internet

Word History and Origins

Origin of e-commerce¹

First recorded in 1990–95; e- ² + commerce

Word History and Origins

Origin of e-commerce¹

C20: from _e- ² + _commerce

Example Sentences

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle accusations that the e-commerce giant tricked millions of customers into subscribing to Prime and made it tough for them to cancel.

From Los Angeles Times

Apple, the maker of the iPhone, and e-commerce giant Amazon are reportedly working on high-tech glasses too.

From Los Angeles Times

The removal of the de minimis rule will have a "significant impact" on Lululemon's earnings as it will disrupt its US e-commerce shipments, the firm's chief financial officer Meghan Frank said in an earnings call.

From BBC

He said the e-commerce giant was taking a page from Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times

This year, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said he expects the e-commerce giant to shrink its workforce as employees “get efficiency gains from using AI extensively.”

From Los Angeles Times

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