dot-com
or dot·com
[dot-kom]
- a company doing business mostly or solely on the Internet.
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- of or relating to such a company or to the business it conducts.
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Origin of dot-com
1995–2000; from the pronunciation of .com, suffix of domain name in most commercial Internet addresses
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Contemporary Examples
“Greenwald did come here under the aegis of [Dotcom],” says John Armstrong, political columnist for The New Zealand Herald.
Greenwald, Assange, and Snowden Join Forces with Kim Dotcom in New Zealand ElectionLennox Samuels
September 17, 2014
Josh Harris was a dotcom millionaire who became famous for crafting a Big Brother-style artistic experiment.
With the exception of the dotcom boom, all of the trust fund surprises have been in the wrong direction.
As the dotcom bust receded and the leverage inflated the next boom, the wager looked like a good one.
Sultan reportedly made millions off the sale of the site she cofounded during the dotcom boom.
Jennifer Sultan’s Arrest for Gun Running Caps Long Fall From Internet SuccessMatthew DeLuca
July 20, 2012
dotcom
dot.com
- a company that conducts most of its business on the internet
- (as modifier)dotcom stocks
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Word Origin
C20: from .com, the domain name suffix of businesses trading on the internet
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dot-com
See .com.
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