website

noun

web·​site ˈweb-ˌsīt 

variants or Web site or less commonly web site

plural websites or Web sites also web sites

: a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing hyperlinks to each other and made available online by an individual, company, educational institution, government, or organization

… call our toll-free number or visit our website.

—advertisement in The New York Times Magazine

… the NHL's official Web site will be enhanced with what the league promises will be a much greater search capacity and a larger statistical database.

—Sports Illustrated

also : a service or business that operates via a particular website

I figured if I could get a website to take a chance on somebody who only had print experience, but had connections and was really good at writing and reporting, then I would be set.

—Dara Prant

The Ankeny-based software engineer created Vaccine Hunter, a website that aggregates available vaccine appointments at hundreds of vaccine providers across the state and publishes them automatically online.

—Michaela Ramm

Examples of website in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For people who can’t attend but want to help out, the benefit’s website also has an option to donate directly to Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association disaster relief fund. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2024

Clooney is the nephew of singer and actress Rosemary Clooney, who was from Maysville, Kentucky, according to the Songwriters Hall of Fame website. —The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2024

Todd Chrisley, 56, is housed at a minimum security federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida, with a release date in October 2032, while Julie Chrisley, 51, is at a facility in Lexington, Kentucky, with a release date in July 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. —Kate Brumback, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024

Learn more about burn permits and fire safety here on the DNR website. —Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024

His employment history, however, appeared to have been removed from the website Friday afternoon. —Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024

On April 19, the office of the former royal family of Greece shared an announcement about the divorce on their website. —Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024

By clicking on these shopping links, visitors will leave this website. —Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024

This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. —Kimberly Palmer Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

website

noun

web·​site

ˈweb-ˌsīt

: a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing links to each other and made available online by an individual, company, or organization