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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Together with increasing segmentation, marketers are creating strategies according to emerging realities based on advances in communications technology including e-commerce, the mobile Internet, and the rapid growth of social media. Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026 Fanatics, the official e-commerce partner of the NBA and other major leagues, began selling celebratory items featuring Knicks imagery online as soon as the team won Game 4 over the Cavaliers. Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 27 May 2026 The system uses artificial intelligence to continuously monitor order activity and shipping performance across a large network of thousands of e-commerce brands. Footwear News, 27 May 2026 Earlier this month, Amazon rebranded its e-commerce chatbot from Rufus to Alexa for Shopping and enabled it by default in search queries on its store. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 May 2026 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 28 May. 2026.

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