e-commerce

or e·com·merce

[ ee-kom-ers ]

noun

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

e-commerce

/ ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs /

noun

1. business transactions conducted on the internet

Word History and Origins

Origin of e-commerce¹

First recorded in 1990–95; e- ² + commerce

Word History and Origins

Origin of e-commerce¹

C20: from e- ² + commerce

Example Sentences

After 11 years at the e-commerce brand, CEO Mark Sebba got an extravagant global-wide send off as he plans to retire.

From The Daily Beast

Other non-design services, like Adobe Business Catalyst, which hosts email fundraising campaigns and e-commerce, also went down.

From The Daily Beast

When Net-a-Porter launched in 2000, the site changed the e-commerce business.

From The Daily Beast

But e-commerce and online sales were up 10.4 percent in the first 10 months of 2013.

From The Daily Beast

At the same time, brick-and-mortar retailers have been steadily losing market share to online retailers and e-commerce generally.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• browsing
• spending