e-commerce

noun

e-com·​merce ˈē-ˌkä-(ˌ)mərs How to pronounce e-commerce (audio)
often attributive
: commerce conducted via the Internet

Examples of e-commerce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These e-commerce sites are operated under different terms and privacy policies than ABCNews.com. Gma Team, ABC News, 15 July 2024 Over the ensuing decade, the husband-and-wife duo founded two more cybersecurity companies and an e-commerce business, each of which got acquired. Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 15 July 2024 In 2022, Levi Strauss outlined plans to open 400 new stores and triple its e-commerce business as part of a massive direct-to-consumer push. Hannah Ziegler, Washington Post, 15 July 2024 Driving the news: The first leg of Prime Day on July 16 is projected to drive $7.1 billion of U.S. e-commerce spending, or 11.3% more than last year, Adobe Analytics predicts. Hope King, Axios, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for e-commerce 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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