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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China’s celebration of solo living, Singles’ Day – held every year on 11/11 – is now the world’s largest e-commerce holiday, generating more sales than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025 New store openings in Italy, Mexico and India, a broad assortment of products and strong e-commerce sales supported this growth. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025 That possibility may soon be a reality, as Starlink will have to contend with fresh competition from Amazon’s Project Kuiper, the e-commerce giant’s $10 billion-plus venture that’s six years in the making. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025 Scott Miller, a former Amazon vendor manager who now works as an e-commerce consultant, told Bloomberg that Amazon canceled orders for merchandise made in China and other Asian countries from several of his clients. Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 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 Apr. 2025.

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