dot-com

noun

ˈdät-ˌkäm 

often attributive

: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website

Examples of dot-com in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With Amazon’s stock reeling after the dot-com bubble burst, Bezos committed to offering customers value, slashing prices on core products, The New York Times reported at the time. —Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 1 May 2025

But when the dot-com bubble burst and the 9/11 attacks sent markets into a tailspin, her real estate business collapsed. —Achy Obejas Aaron Wojack, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

From the dot-com boom to the emergence of cryptocurrencies, and even more recently, the rapid development of AI, investors are constantly looking for something new. —Anton Alikov, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

But the growth of the tech economy over the last 30 years has compressed the cycles into a spectacular series of highs and lows, from the dot-com boom and bust to today’s AI frenzy. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from the use of .com in the URLs of such companies

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dot-com

• aplomb
• balaam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• sitcom
• balm
• bom
• bomb
• calm