e-commerce

American  

[ee-kom-ers] / ˈiˌkɒm ərs /

Or ecommerce

noun

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

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e-commerce British  

/ ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs /

noun

1. business transactions conducted on the internet

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Etymology

Origin of e-commerce

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

Example Sentences

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e-commerce

Amazon Leo, the US e-commerce giant's low-Earth orbit satellite network, aims to provide internet access to customers in areas with limited or no connectivity.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Construction of warehouses and factories in the U.S. boomed during and after the Covid-19 pandemic in response to the rise in e-commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The demand is pushing up airfreight volumes when higher U.S. tariffs are eating into the market for cheap e-commerce packages that flooded freight networks over the past several years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Its core e-commerce business also faces pressure from a languid Chinese spending environment.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

All of these interoperable banking and e-commerce functions flattened the Internet marketplace so radically that even eBay was taken by surprise.

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

Related Words

• browsing
• spending