e-commerce

noun

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

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Ahmed, who is also from Hackney and works in e-commerce, echoes Alex’s sentiment. Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 In his current role, Bonfig also oversees merchandising, marketing, supply chain and e-commerce. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026 The tech titan and Temu both held the same 24 percent share of the cross-border e-commerce market in 2025, despite Temu holding just 1 percent of share in 2022, according to a survey by postal services provider International Post Corp. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026 Makarim's Gojek merged with the country’s biggest e-commerce firm Tokopedia to form the GoTo Group in 2021. ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for e-commerce

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Apr. 2026.

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