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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Room for Disagreement Chinese business leaders are bullish on AI personalization as the future of e-commerce. J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026 In addition to Alexa, Amazon has invested heavily in building out its shopping chatbot, called Rufus, which sits in its e-commerce app and uses a custom internal model to answer queries. Ashley Capoot,kate Rooney,annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026 The internet has enabled social media, e-commerce, streaming services, and online education – transforming human lives and creating a gazillion means of livelihood for human beings. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026 The ritual often revolved around Amazon, where Clark played a central role in building the logistics infrastructure that helped launch the e-commerce era. Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 4 Feb. 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 6 Feb. 2026.

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