dot-com

or dot·com

[ dot-kom ]

noun

1. a company doing business mostly or solely on the internet.

adjective

1. of or relating to such a company or to the business it conducts.

dot-com

1. See .com .

Other Words From

• dot-commer dot-comer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dot-com¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; from the pronunciation of .com, suffix of domain name in most commercial internet addresses

Example Sentences

Then after 9/11 and the Dot Com Crash, the money for a lot of the tech consulting she was doing in New York City dried up.

From The Daily Beast

The story of a dot-com billionaire who died in the World Trade Center attacks after revolutionizing the Internet.

From The Daily Beast

The groundbreaking Internet grocery business flew high in the dot-com boom, then imploded in 2001.

From The Daily Beast

Similar pronouncements were  made during the great dot-com boom of the late 1990s, and burst along with the bubble.

From The Daily Beast

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From The Daily Beast

“I hope I get remembered as more than the chronicler of the dot-com boom, though,” she said.

From Project Gutenberg

Down here it was giant malls, purpose-built dot-com buildings, and the occasional fun-park.

From Project Gutenberg

This is something to chronicle all right: it will make dot-com look like a warm up for the main show.

From Project Gutenberg