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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Within China, Alibaba is well-positioned to be a pioneer in agentic commerce due to its advanced large language model capabilities and its extensive e-commerce network covering clothing, food, housing, and transportation, Wang said. Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026 Nielsen is an e-commerce veteran who was most recently president of Bed Bath & Beyond and took over for interim chief executive officer Cristina Miller, who held the role since March 2025. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026 That has been the result of billions in investments to integrate Walmart’s 4,600 stores with its e-commerce operations. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026 Clark, who has a law degree, owns an e-commerce company and serves in the Marine Corps Reserve, has a 35-employee company called Homeland that manages his commercial real estate portfolio. Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026 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 23 Jan. 2026.

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