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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Last month, the company secured a deal with Unicom, a Chinese e-commerce giant, which will deploy Alibaba's AI accelerators from its semiconductor unit. Dylan Butts,victoria Yeo, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025 These robots are used by businesses to attract attention in a variety of public settings, including exhibition halls, retail stores, hospitals, schools, hotels, and for e-commerce live streaming. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025 At Friar Tux, he will be tasked with strengthening its digital channels and e-commerce platforms while expanding the brand into brick-and-mortar markets, the company said. Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025 About half of the company’s sales are direct-to-consumer, deriving from the stores as well as Rails’ e-commerce site. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 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 26 Sep. 2025.

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