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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Under the partnership, Rafar Group will serve as the core operating partner, leveraging more than 70 years of experience in the intimate apparel industry to oversee product design, development, e-commerce operations and distribution. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025 The two of them, with cofounder Andrew Reiter, wanted to take the autonomy that Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were promising would transform the auto and e-commerce industries and translate it to the battlefield. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025 Under Price John, the company began investing in e-commerce, shifting orders to stores instead of its distribution center and diversifying its sales beyond just malls to turn around the company. Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025 And OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon and use its chips, as the e-commerce giant’s nascent semiconductor division looks to pick up steam. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for e-commerce

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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 Dec. 2025.

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