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e-commerce

noun
/iˈkɑmɚs/US

Etymology

From e- + commerce.

  1. derived from commercium
  2. borrowed from commerce
  3. formed as e-commerce — “e- + commerce”

Definitions

  1. Commercial activity conducted via the Internet.

    • The last thing you need to do before launching the e-commerce site is enable credit card processing.
    • One of China’s most prominent e-commerce companies is facing intense public backlash over allegations that it overworks its employees.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of e-commerce.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for e-commerce. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA