e-commerce

noun

e-com·​merce ˈē-ˌkä-(ˌ)mərs 

often attributive

: commerce conducted via the Internet

Examples of e-commerce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to the brand’s e-commerce, the collection will also be available in a new temporary store that opens in Milan this week and for a run of just over four months. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Project Nessie was intended to stop retail price-matching practices from creating unsustainably low prices, the e-commerce giant said. — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Amazon — The e-commerce giant gained more than 1% after Morgan Stanley named it a top pick and raised its price target. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

For an e-commerce retailer, for example, looking at prediction market users’ trades on future Amazon credit card receipts could present an accurate forecast of consumer spending in the month to come. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for e-commerce

• commerce