e-commerce

or e·com·merce

[ ee-kom-ers ]

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noun

business that is transacted by transferring data electronically, especially over the internet.

Origin of e-commerce

First recorded in 1990–95; e-² + commerce

word story For e-commerce

See internet.

Words Nearby e-commerce

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How to use e-commerce in a sentence

After 11 years at the e-commerce brand, CEO Mark Sebba got an extravagant global-wide send off as he plans to retire.
Martha Stewart Poses for Terry Richardson; Net-a-Porter CEO Gets Epic Send Off | The Fashion Beast Team | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Other non-design services, like Adobe Business Catalyst, which hosts email fundraising campaigns and e-commerce, also went down.
Adobe’s ‘Creative Cloud’ Goes Offline—and Takes a Million Designers With It | Kyle Chayka | May 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
When Net-a-Porter launched in 2000, the site changed the e-commerce business.
Meet the Creative: Lucy Yeomans Takes the Reins at Porter | The Fashion Beast Team | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But e-commerce and online sales were up 10.4 percent in the first 10 months of 2013.
Walmart’s Black Thanksgiving Woes | Daniel Gross, Nico Hines | November 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
At the same time, brick-and-mortar retailers have been steadily losing market share to online retailers and e-commerce generally.
Black Friday Comes Early as U.S. Retailers Panic Over Holiday Sales | Daniel Gross | November 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for e-commerce

e-commerce

ecommerce

/ (ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs) /

noun

business transactions conducted on the internet

Origin of e-commerce

C20: from e- ² + commerce

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