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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The brand, which is designed in London and primarily manufactured in Italy, has core wholesale accounts, including Harrods, Selfridges, Saks, and Net-a-Porter, with flagship stores in London, St. Tropez, and two stores in Dubai, as well as an e-commerce business. Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 Digital growing pains Target's e-commerce business, which boomed during the pandemic, brought new opportunities and challenges, too. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025 But international sales are growing strongly, particularly with e-commerce, which now accounts for 35 percent of the business. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 15 July 2025 Warehouse demand has struggled to fill excess space built up since those lows, which were powered by a red-hot market characterized by record e-commerce growth that had everyone in retail looking for more storage space. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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