E-commerce

//iˈkɑmɚs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Commercial activity conducted via the Internet. Internet, uncountable

    "The last thing you need to do before launching the e-commerce site is enable credit card processing."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of e-commerce. alt-of, uncountable
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of e-commerce. alt-of, uncountable
  4. 4
    commerce conducted electronically (as on the internet) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
cyberbusinesscybercommercee-commselectronic commerce

Example

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"As COVID-19 sweeps the globe, more and more people are relying on e-commerce to get what they need."

Etymology

From e- + commerce.

Related phrases

s-commerce

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