Amazon
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1.3
- proper noun
- /ˈæməˌzɑn/
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Amazon
- You can order almost anything you need from Amazon and have it delivered the next day.
- the Amazon website
- available on Amazon
- books on Amazon
There's him buying the knife on Amazon and the knife sheet.
- There's him buying the knife on Amazon and the knife sheet.
- Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, HBO Max.
- Well, maybe companies like Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA for time being.
- I love Apple, I love Amazon, I love NVIDIA, I love Tesla.
- Because I promise you, because Amazon is a fucking gangster.
- and Misses Smith the series on Amazon Prime Video.
- And I guarantee you nobody at Amazon said you know Reacher.
- OK, so I have the Amazon smart plugs.
- The problem though, is that Amazon keeps suggesting books.
- I feel like Amazon's been good, Hulu's been good.
- And I know that Amazon, to their credit, wants to do it.
Examples
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We added gift cards to our Amazon account, registered each Kindle, and started adding titles to the devices.
Academic text (2011) -
Did you get it on Amazon?
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We were looking on Amazon for a video card.
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I got you the Amazon gift card.
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Just bought that album on Amazon for less money than you charge here.
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You can get a new one on Amazon for like 20 bucks.
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Hey, you wanna see what I got you on Amazon?
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It's on Prime on Amazon, so I'm watching it.
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When a new writing book came out, I was ordering early on Amazon, buying it in hardcover.
Academic text (2010) -
I accidentally ordered 12 Swiffers on Amazon!
Synonyms
211
1.0
A large American chain of stores that sells food and home goods at low prices
Compounds
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2.4
A very long river in northern South America that flows from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean
- Specialized
A small reddish ant that raids other ant nests and uses captured workers for all tasks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amazon for the online company was chosen after the big Amazon river because the founder wanted a name that suggested 'big' and 'many things'. That's why Amazon today often means a very large online store.