dotcom

British  

/ ˌdɒtˈkɒm /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Brian Kersmanc, a portfolio manager at GQG Partners, co-wrote a recent report titled “Dotcom on Steroids,” External link which explained why the firm thinks the market’s AI frenzy is worse than the dot-com bubble.

From Barron's

The Bank of England has recently sounded the alarm over a potential crash in the value of AI firms reminiscent of previous incidents such as the dotcom bubble.

From BBC

GDP in 2025, nearly as high as the dotcom bubble.

From MarketWatch

The dotcom booms refers to a period in the late 1990s, during which the values of early internet companies surged amid a wave of optimism for what was then a new technology, before the bubble burst in early 2000 - with many share prices collapsed.

From BBC

It said share prices in the UK are close to the "most stretched" they have been since the 2008 global financial crisis, while equity valuations in the US are reminiscent of those before the dotcom bubble burst.

From BBC