e-commerce

See also: eCommerce

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Etymology

From e- +‎ commerce.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /iˈkɑmɚs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

e-commerce (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, business) Commercial activity conducted via the Internet.
    Synonym: e-comms
    • 2006, Cristian Darie, Karli Watson, Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005, Apress, →ISBN, page xxi:
      The last thing you need to do before launching the e-commerce site is enable credit card processing.
    • 2021 January 13, Laura He and Nectar Gan, “Pinduoduo under fire as China turns on its tech titans”, in CNN[1]:
      One of China’s most prominent e-commerce companies is facing intense public backlash over allegations that it overworks its employees.

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