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

Recent months have seen oil refineries, weapons factories, and e-commerce logistical hubs go up in flames, adding further strain on a Russian economy that’s already cracking from high inflation, onerous borrowing costs, and soaring debt. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Much of cross-border e-commerce operates under a Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU) model, where the consumer—not the merchant—is the importer of record. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026

The e-commerce platform tumbled more than 3% after Wells Fargo downgraded the stock to underweight from equal weight. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Russia’s e-commerce giant Wildberries, local officials said. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for e-commerce

• commerce