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

Amazon may be known for e-commerce and cloud computing, but its movie studio MGM has just scored its own win.

From Barron's

Amazon may be known for e-commerce and cloud computing, but its movie studio MGM has just scored its own win.

From Barron's

Amazon may be known for e-commerce and cloud computing, but its movie studio MGM has just scored its own win.

From Barron's

It’s the biggest-ever debut for a film produced by the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant and the biggest opening for any Hollywood film not part of an existing franchise since “Oppenheimer” in the summer of 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal

So a financial firm could benefit from adding authoritative articles to its own website, while an e-commerce firm might be better off asking customers to leave reviews and start social-media conversations about the products.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• browsing
• spending