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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Soon after, the e-commerce livestreamer in Hangzhou shelled out $30,000 for his first android and turned it into a rental venture. John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 The brand now includes a site with articles on wellness, relationships and business, as well as a buzzy e-commerce line of beauty products, such as mouth tape and ice rollers. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026 The capsule collection drops on July 30 on Lacoste’s Europe e-commerce, at Lacoste flagships in Paris and London, and Lacoste stores in racing capitals Le Mans and Monaco. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 Likewise, e-commerce applications are powered by dynamic cloud computing, which is scalable depending on user demand. Ramachander Rao Thallada, Forbes.com, 29 June 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 2 Jul. 2026.

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