e-commerce

or e·com·merce

[ee-kom-ers]

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noun

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

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

noun

business transactions conducted on the internet

Word Origin

C20: from e- ² + commerce

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Word Origin and History for ecommerce

e-commerce

n.

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

e-commerce

or e·com·merce

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Examples from the Web for ecommerce

Contemporary Examples

This is the publication's first foray into eCommerce after launching a shopable holiday gift guide last year.

e-commerce

ecommerce

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for ecommerce

e-commerce

n.

Origin of e-commerce