e-commerce

American  

[ee-kom-ers] / ˈiˌkɒm ərs /

Or ecommerce

noun

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

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e-commerce British  

/ ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs /

noun

1. business transactions conducted on the internet

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Etymology

Origin of e-commerce

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

Example Sentences

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e-commerce

He served as Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce chief until 2021, and then became CEO of Wonder, which he founded in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The company’s models predict ad engagement, click-through rates and site engagement — data useful for advertisers targeting the gaming world, e-commerce and subscription services.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Instead, the e-commerce platform is guiding for revenue to grow at a low-thirties percentage rate in the third quarter, which tops Wall Street consensus of about 27% after beating second-quarter expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

It has also repeatedly targeted depots of the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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

Related Words

• browsing
• spending