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Synonyms

e-commerce

American  
[ee-kom-ers] / ˈiˌkɒm ərs /
Or ecommerce

noun

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

e-commerce British  
/ ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs /

noun

  1. business transactions conducted on the internet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of e-commerce

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

Example Sentences

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In another TV interview this week, Cohen discussed the potential of cutting the e-commerce platform’s workforce if his bid was successful.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Harley has also changed its e-commerce practices so people ordering T-shirts, jackets and other branded goods online must pick them up at dealerships.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

US video game retailer GameStop made a takeover bid on Sunday to buy eBay for about $55.5 billion in an attempt to turn the online marketplace into a competitor to e-commerce giant Amazon.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The service can fulfill orders placed through platforms that compete with Amazon’s own marketplace, from marketplaces run by Walmart and fast-fashion retailer Shein, to e-commerce platform Shopify and social-media app TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

All of these interoperable banking and e-commerce functions flattened the Internet marketplace so radically that even eBay was taken by surprise.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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