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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Then came Groupon, an e-commerce launch that has become almost mythic in its arc. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 These include data centers, telecom networks, and e-commerce platforms, many of which are bundled with Chinese AI technologies. Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 This is a feature introduced this year on Taobao, one of Alibaba’s main Chinese e-commerce apps, which provides deliveries of certain products in China within an hour. Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025 De minimis began as a modest tax provision, but has widened to become a fixture of e-commerce — and a trade policy lever. semafor.com, 1 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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