website

noun

web·​site ˈweb-ˌsīt 

variants or Web site or less commonly web site

plural websites or Web sites also web sites

: a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing hyperlinks to each other and made available online by an individual, company, educational institution, government, or organization

… call our toll-free number or visit our website.

—advertisement in The New York Times Magazine

… the NHL's official Web site will be enhanced with what the league promises will be a much greater search capacity and a larger statistical database.

—Sports Illustrated

also : a service or business that operates via a particular website

I figured if I could get a website to take a chance on somebody who only had print experience, but had connections and was really good at writing and reporting, then I would be set.

—Dara Prant

The Ankeny-based software engineer created Vaccine Hunter, a website that aggregates available vaccine appointments at hundreds of vaccine providers across the state and publishes them automatically online.

—Michaela Ramm

Examples of website in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For people who can’t attend but want to help out, the benefit’s website also has an option to donate directly to Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association disaster relief fund. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2024

Clooney is the nephew of singer and actress Rosemary Clooney, who was from Maysville, Kentucky, according to the Songwriters Hall of Fame website. —The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

website

noun

web·​site

ˈweb-ˌsīt

: a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing links to each other and made available online by an individual, company, or organization