Dot-com

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of dotcom. Internet, alt-of, alternative

    "Dot-com companies are different from the traditional 'brick and mortar' in many ways ..."

  2. 2
    a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in ‘.com’ wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of dotcom. Internet, alt-of, alternative

    "Check to see if your name—or any Web site name you pick—has been dot-commed yet at any of several Web sites that oversee domain-name registration, such as ..."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to an internet company wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
dot comdot com company

Example

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"Dot-com companies are different from the traditional 'brick and mortar' in many ways ..."

Related phrases

dot-bombdot-carnagedot-com bubbledot-comadot-commerdot-commiserate

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