e-tailing

American  

[ee-tey-ling] / ˈiˌteɪ lɪŋ /

noun

1. the selling of goods and services on the internet or through email solicitation.

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Other Word Forms

• e-tailer noun

Etymology

Origin of e-tailing

First recorded in 1990–95; e- ² ( def. ) + (re)tailing ( def. )

Example Sentences

For online retailers who can afford it, free shipping is becoming a loss leader—the e-tailing equivalent of selling milk below cost to increase grocery-store traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2016

Prophets of e-tailing argue that it’s only a matter of time before the Internet annihilates most physical retailing.

From Forbes • Dec. 11, 2014

Backers of the measure include major traditional retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Best Buy Co Inc, as well as e-tailing giant Amazon.com Inc, which wants to simplify its U.S. state sales tax payments.

From Reuters • May 6, 2013

Sitting in a sparsely decorated employee cafeteria, Andy Jassy pitches a newer if equally thrifty side of the e-tailing giant.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 3, 2011

Amazon has managed to hold that early lead, amassing a base of 4.5 million customers that is the envy of the "e-tailing" world.

From Time Magazine Archive