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

Consider how many names from the dot-com era are history now.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

In the dot-com era, it was fiber optics, storage and servers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Its stock peaked at $75.87 in August 2000—near the top of the dot-com boom—and has never really come close since.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The S&P 500 yield is 1.2%, near its dot-com bubble low, prompting a search for dividend growers with low payout ratios.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

But apparently you don’t need dot-com wealth to ruin an area for its low-income residents.

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