: retail business conducted online via the World Wide Web
e-tailer noun
e-tailing noun

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According to the complaint, the e-tail giant did not share any prior plans for such an air cargo network during talks, which leads TuffAir to believe the company used its trade secrets to develop its own version of a similar model. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 8 July 2025 Since 2021 the e-tail pioneer has been acting as a senior adviser to The Carlyle Group on international private equity transactions and has invested in global streaming platform Mubi and Bending Spoons, an Italian technology company. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 16 June 2025 But don’t count them out of the U.S. e-tail scene, experts say On Friday, the de minimis rule — a policy that had exempted U.S. imports worth $800 from trade tariffs — officially closed for shipments from China. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

blend of e- and retail entry 2

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of e-tail was in 1995

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“E-tail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e-tail. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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