e-commerce

or e·com·merce

[ ee-kom-ers ]
/ ˈiˌkɒm ərs /

noun

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

Origin of e-commerce

e-2 (electronic) + commerce

historical usage of e-commerce

See Internet.

Words nearby e-commerce

Example sentences from the Web for e-commerce

British Dictionary definitions for e-commerce

e-commerce

ecommerce

/ (ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs) /

noun

business transactions conducted on the internet

Word Origin for e-commerce

C20: from e- ² + commerce