e-commerce

or e·com·merce

[ ee-kom-ers ]

/ ˈiˌkɒm ərs /

noun

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

RELATED WORDS

spending, browsing

Nearby words

e-book, e-car, e-card, e-cash, e-cigarette, e-commerce, e-crime, e-crm, e-fit, e-government, e-learning

Origin of e-commerce

e-² (electronic) + commerce

Word story

See Internet.

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Examples from the Web for ecommerce

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British Dictionary definitions for ecommerce

e-commerce

ecommerce

/ (ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs) /

noun

business transactions conducted on the internet

Word Origin for e-commerce

C20: from e- ² + commerce

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Word Origin and History for ecommerce

e-commerce

by 1998, from electronic (cf. e-mail) + commerce.