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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While shipment volumes on US-China e-commerce routes have decreased by 65 percent, over half of small enterprises report greater expenditures as a result of tariffs. Vitalii Savryha, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025 ChatGPT Atlas, as the new browser is called, looks and works much like a standard web browser but infuses generative AI capabilities throughout the experience, putting ChatGPT front and center for everything from internet search and e-commerce shopping to email. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 In an interview with WWD, the 38-year-old describes how this new era, which includes e-commerce expansion across the Middle East, is poised to corner untapped potential markets like Saudi Arabia. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025 Websites aren’t loading, e-commerce checkouts are broken, and social networks don’t always update on refresh. David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 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 26 Oct. 2025.

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