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

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Stores and e-commerce experiences across Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks OFF 5TH, Last Call and Horchow are open and serving customers, the statement said. Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026 Shopify currently hosts around 12% of US e-commerce sites, including brands like Skims, Victoria Beckham and Loewe, according to the company. Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026 The show was originally greenlit at the streaming arm of the e-commerce giant back in 2022. Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026 Among the bigger news items was Google’s launch of an e-commerce shopping checkout feature directly from Google Search’s AI Mode and its Gemini chatbot app. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 Jan. 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 16 Jan. 2026.

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