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

The framework expands on an initiative first launched in 2020 developed to address growing pressures on the nation’s supply chains, driven by an expanding economy, shifting urban-rural demographics and the rapid boom of e-commerce. —Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 June 2026

Progetto 11 is the holding company for Italian e-commerce platform The Level Group, which has worked with brands including Palm Angels, Herno, and Off-White. —Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 17 June 2026

Amazon is facing a possible lawsuit from the US Federal Trade Commission that may lead to billions of dollars in civil penalties, over claims the e-commerce giant misled advertisers, according to people familiar with the matter. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026

Those companies are tied to members of the Graverán family, longtime operators of businesses serving GAESA’s e-commerce and remittance networks abroad. —Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for e-commerce

• commerce