dot-com

American  

[dot-kom] / ˈdɒtˈkɒm /

Or dotcom

noun

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

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adjective

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

dot-com Cultural  

1. See .com.

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Other Word Forms

• dot-comer noun
• dot-commer noun

Etymology

Origin of dot-com

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

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the ratio itself has fallen back to levels last seen around the peak of the dot-com bubble in 2000, Krinsky said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Its stock peaked at $75.87 in August 2000—near the top of the dot-com boom—and has never really come close since.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

And it would take around another four to reach 4000, which would quickly morph into the dot-com bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For the four decades through 2000, it averaged 5.3% and topped 7% only once—around when the dot-com stock bubble peaked.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It merged in 1994 with another company in a 2.4-billion-dollar deal, a precursor to the dot-com boom.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel