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dot-com
or dot·com
[ dot-kom ]
/ ˈdɒtˈkɒm /
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noun
a company doing business mostly or solely on the internet.
adjective
of or relating to such a company or to the business it conducts.
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Origin of dot-com
First recorded in 1995–2000; from the pronunciation of .com, suffix of domain name in most commercial internet addresses
OTHER WORDS FROM dot-com
dot-commer, dot-comer, nounWords nearby dot-com
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How to use dot-com in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for dot-com
dotcom
dot.com
/ (ˌdɒtˈkɒm) /
noun
- a company that conducts most of its business on the internet
- (as modifier)dotcom stocks
Word Origin for dotcom
C20: from .com, the domain name suffix of businesses trading on the internet
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Cultural definitions for dot-com
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