dotcom

British

/ ˌdɒtˈkɒm /

noun

1. a company that conducts most of its business on the internet
2. ( as modifier )
  
  dotcom stocks

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Etymology

Origin of dotcom

C20: from .com , the domain name suffix of businesses trading on the internet

Example Sentences

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The strategy shot the lights out when the housing and dotcom bubbles burst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

And in the early 2000s, while S&P 500 software stocks plummeted as the dotcom bubble burst, they gained about 45% from late 2002 to late 2003.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Sceptics compare the supposed bubble to the dotcom boom and bust of the late 90s.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

GDP in 2025, nearly as high as the dotcom bubble.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

So when the dotcom bust came along, there was just way too much fiber-optic cable out there.

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

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