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

An even bigger test is what happens if the Federal Reserve starts hiking interest rates—a move that could bring back bad memories of 1999 and the popping of the dot-com bubble.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

In a previous comparison of the AI boom to the 1990s tech bubble, they saw no signs of the four main macro imbalances marking the end of the dot-com run.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

The most recent IPO frenzy before now, the dot-com era of 1999-2000, tells the tale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

The bad turn came in the 2000s after 9/11 and the dot-com bust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

When I first heard of this monastery I laughed out loud, but now the image of dot-com moguls scrubbing for the good of their souls presents itself as a psychic flotation device.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich