dotcom

British

/ ˌdɒtˈkɒm /

noun

1. a company that conducts most of its business on the internet
2. ( as modifier )
  
  dotcom stocks

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Etymology

Origin of dotcom

C20: from .com , the domain name suffix of businesses trading on the internet

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dotcom

They observe that even at the zenith of the dotcom bubble in 2000, eurozone stocks were only at 30 times by comparison.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Stock markets have been beset by commentary comparing current levels, powered by searing tech stocks, to the dotcom era of the late 1990s.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

The bursting of the dotcom bubble, which peaked in March 2000, helped trigger a recession in 2001.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

The strategy shot the lights out when the housing and dotcom bubbles burst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

So when the dotcom bust came along, there was just way too much fiber-optic cable out there.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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