dot-com

noun

ˈdät-ˌkäm 

often attributive

: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website

Examples of dot-com in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So there was a very productive residue that was left behind by the dot-com bubble. — ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

Through the dot-com bust, the financial crisis, the pandemic crash and every rescue that followed, investors learned to trust that the Fed would not let a bust become fatal. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 June 2026

The reaction recalls what happened with dot-com stocks when Greenspan raised rates — and aligns with Minsky’s view that the economy becomes fragile when risk builds quietly over time, and unstable when the Fed raises rates. — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

At the same time, Greenspan's tenure was punctuated by several financial crises, including the 1987 stock market crash and the dot-com collapse in the early 2000s. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

from the use of .com in the URLs of such companies

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dot-com

• aplomb
• balaam
• begam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• sitcom
• balm
• bom
• bomb