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, noun

Words nearby dot-com

dot, dotage, dotard, dotation, dot ball, dot-com, dotcommer, dot-coms, dote, do tell, dot etching

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How to use dot-com in a sentence

Then after 9/11 and the Dot Com Crash, the money for a lot of the tech consulting she was doing in New York City dried up.
Inside the Cult of CrossFit|William O’Connor|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The story of a dot-com billionaire who died in the World Trade Center attacks after revolutionizing the Internet.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Sept. 17, 2013|Sarah Stodola|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The groundbreaking Internet grocery business flew high in the dot-com boom, then imploded in 2001.
Get the Door. It’s … Amazon?|CNBC|July 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Similar pronouncements were made during the great dot-com boom of the late 1990s, and burst along with the bubble.
The Triumph of Suburbia: Despite Downtown Hype, Americans Choose Sprawl|Joel Kotkin|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

If you would like to respond, please email me at jlucasgreen(at)gmail(dot)com.
Shaking the Etch-A-Mitt, Ctd.|Justin Green|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“I hope I get remembered as more than the chronicler of the dot-com boom, though,” she said.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
Down here it was giant malls, purpose-built dot-com buildings, and the occasional fun-park.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
This is something to chronicle all right: it will make dot-com look like a warm up for the main show.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

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

dot-com

See .com.