dot-com (dŏt'kŏm') adj. Of or relating to business conducted on the Internet: dot-com advertising.
Of or relating to a company whose products or services deal with or are sold on the Internet: a dot-com brokerage firm.
n. A dot-com company. [Pronunciation of .com .]
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Cultural Dictionary
dot-com See .com .
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Financial Dictionary
dot-com
Of or relating to a company or the stock of a company engaged primarily in a business associated with the Internet. Amazon.com is the most obvious example of a dot-com company.
See Internet stock .
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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