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

Global Crossing’s fall in the early 2000s became one of the signature implosions of the dot-com era.

From The Wall Street Journal

Miletti, based in Milwaukee, has worked in the investment industry for nearly 35 years, and covered the dot-com bust as an equity analyst.

From Barron's

In a podcast interview with Monetary Matters with Jack Farley, Chanos discussed why he thinks dot-com bust 2.0 could be coming as he explained one bearish bet he’s doubling down on.

From MarketWatch

Gen X endured the dot-com bust, the Great Recession and the pandemic, which all took swipes at their meager nest eggs.

From MarketWatch

Lamont added that previous periods when individual investors reaped such strong gains have coincided with stock-market tops, like the dot-com bubble and the roaring 1920s.

From MarketWatch