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View synonyms for e-commerce

e-commerce

or e·com·merce

[ ee-kom-ers ]

noun

  1. business that is transacted by transferring data electronically, especially over the internet.


e-commerce

/ ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs /

noun

  1. business transactions conducted on the internet


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Word History and Origins

Origin of e-commerce1

First recorded in 1990–95; e- 2 + commerce

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Word History and Origins

Origin of e-commerce1

C20: from e- ² + commerce

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Example Sentences

After 11 years at the e-commerce brand, CEO Mark Sebba got an extravagant global-wide send off as he plans to retire.

Other non-design services, like Adobe Business Catalyst, which hosts email fundraising campaigns and e-commerce, also went down.

When Net-a-Porter launched in 2000, the site changed the e-commerce business.

But e-commerce and online sales were up 10.4 percent in the first 10 months of 2013.

At the same time, brick-and-mortar retailers have been steadily losing market share to online retailers and e-commerce generally.

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