e-commerce

noun

e-com·​merce ˈē-ˌkä-(ˌ)mərs How to pronounce e-commerce (audio)
often attributive
: commerce conducted via the Internet

Examples of e-commerce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Roblox also doubled down on its e-commerce arm with a new Walmart partnership to sell the retailer’s products in Roblox’s metaverse. Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 3 May 2024 These e-commerce sites are operated under different terms and privacy policies than ABCNews.com. Claire Peltier, ABC News, 3 May 2024 Sales have also been hit by competition from Chinese e-commerce platform Temu and other rivals, including Walmart. Carey L. Biron, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024 The increase was led by e-commerce, real estate, hotels and restaurants, and 942 companies went bankrupt last month, marking the highest number in a month of April since 1994. Niclas Rolander, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024 In terms of delivery service, the company is facing great challenges from large e-commerce companies like Amazon. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 May 2024 The site notes its proximity to the Kansas City metro area and growing sectors like technology, e-commerce and manufacturing as reasons the economy is drawing in new, young workers. Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024 But the internet’s sprawling databases, real-time social-media networks, and globe-spanning e-commerce platforms have made almost everything immediately searchable, knowable, or purchasable—curbing the social value of sharing new things. W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 1 May 2024 Chicago e-commerce consulting firm Brick Meets Click noted online grocery sales in the U.S. slipped 1.2% last year to $95.8 billion. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024

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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 6 May. 2024.

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