e-commerce

noun

e-com·​merce ˈē-ˌkä-(ˌ)mərs 

often attributive

: commerce conducted via the Internet

Examples of e-commerce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shopify — The e-commerce platform's stock fell more than 5% Tuesday after the company missed estimates on subscription gross profit and gross merchandise volume. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

On top of the 3-euro duty that was tacked onto low-value shipments on July 1, the EU imposed a new 2-euro handling fee on e-commerce imports from outside the bloc on Sunday. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

October 30, 2026 Amazon said Thursday that groceries and household essentials accounted for about half of unit sales in the third quarter of this year, marking another striking run of growth in that part of the business for the e-commerce retailer. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026

High atop the Amazon earnings release was a caveat reminding investors that Prime Day, a major tentpole for e-commerce, moved earlier this year and occurred in the second quarter in most large countries. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for e-commerce

• commerce