e-commerce

noun

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

Examples of e-commerce in a Sentence

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The closures are part of a plan to make the company's $12 billion-a-year e-commerce business more profitable. Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2025 Following a successful e-commerce launch, the brand later reopened wholesale, and now has more than 110 points of sale worldwide, with key retailer partners including Mytheresa, Harrods, Selfridges, Le Bon Marché, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Lane Crawford, Club 21, Beams and David Jones. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025 These features define its value for professional e-commerce and marketing teams. New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025 For more than a decade, McMillon, 59, has led the retail giant and overseen the company’s growth as an e-commerce leader. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 14 Nov. 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 20 Nov. 2025.

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