e-commerce

noun

e-com·​merce ˈē-ˌkä-(ˌ)mərs How to pronounce e-commerce (audio)
often attributive
: commerce conducted via the Internet

Examples of e-commerce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite the two shopping events’ beginnings with just two companies, all major Chinese e-commerce players participate in the unofficial holidays now. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 June 2024 Son is best known for being an early investor in Jack Ma’s Chinese e-commerce platform, when Softbank poured $20 million into AliBaba in 2000. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024 The deal allows the e-commerce and streaming giant to create films and TV series based on its Warhammer 40,000 series, with former Superman star Henry Cavill lined up to star. Games Workshop got a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing new people to discover the company’s figurines and games. Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024 The styles retail for 390 euros and are available exclusively in both brands’ boutiques and on official e-commerce websites. Andrea Onate, WWD, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for e-commerce 

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Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of e-commerce was in 1993

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“E-commerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e-commerce. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

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