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

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e-commerce

American businessman Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant Amazon, is the fourth-richest person in the world.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Nike shares fell after analysts called its decision to consolidate online sales in China by cutting off most third-party e-commerce vendors a strategic misstep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Elon Musk's X social media platform received a 120-million-euro fine in December last year, while the EU slapped e-commerce giant Temu with a 200-million-euro fine in May.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

AliExpress is the biggest Chinese e-commerce platform in the EU with 193 million users, while Asian fashion giant Shein and retailer Temu respectively have 156 million and 130 million users.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

All of these interoperable banking and e-commerce functions flattened the Internet marketplace so radically that even eBay was taken by surprise.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Related Words

• browsing
• spending