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

Also for the first time, e-commerce represented the largest channel for prestige skin care. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Others include e-commerce giant Alibaba and Tencent, owner of the popular WeChat social media app. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Retail operates as an interconnected system where merchandising, supply chain, warehouse operations, stores, e-commerce and customer service constantly influence one another. — Shariq Rehman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Fred Smith’s hub-and-spoke distribution system revolutionized package delivery at Federal Express, and Jeff Bezos’s Amazon reinvented logistics for the e-commerce era. — Ted Leonsis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for e-commerce

• commerce