e-commerce
or e·com·merce
[ ee-kom-ers ]
noun
business that is transacted by transferring data electronically, especially over the internet.
Origin of e-commerce
1word story For e-commerce
See internet.
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How to use e-commerce in a sentence
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British Dictionary definitions for e-commerce
e-commerce
ecommerce
/ (ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs) /
noun
business transactions conducted on the internet
Origin of e-commerce
1C20: from e- ² + commerce
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