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e-commerce

e-commerce

2 3.3
Buying and selling goods and services on the internet
  • noun
  • /ˈiːˌkɒmɜːrs/
  • Texting
translation icon : comercio electrónico
  • E-commerce platforms are designed to handle credit card transactions or other electronic payment methods.
  • E-commerce companies
  • E-commerce sites

Bed Bath and Beyond never adapted to really getting into e-commerce.

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Examples

  • The world rapidly moved online and the surge of e-commerce and consumer tech spending led to massive revenue growth at big tech.

  • E-commerce has become much more mainstream in the last two years.

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  • And you and I had no idea how to start an e-commerce business.

  • You should know all the steps to launch the first E-commerce shop in a network.

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  • Most of its revenue comes from its JackThreads/e-commerce business.

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  • The E-commerce Report gives a comprehensive look at the sector in Europe.

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  • E-commerce has grown rapidly in importance, both for business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In Ottawa, we had an OECD session on E-commerce where the message seemed to be coming from all the players, at least all the private sector players, that it is really the private sector that should drive the E-commerce revolution.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Shopping online has become popular as e-commerce allows consumers to buy goods from the comfort of their homes.

  • With the rise of e-commerce, many brick-and-mortar stores are now also selling their products online.

Synonyms

online shopping
vse-commerce
  • Texting
13 1.6

Buying goods or services on the internet

includes selling as well as buying and not only purchases
commerce
vse-commerce
  • Texting
13 2.8

Buying and selling goods or services online using the Internet

is the specific common label used for this electronic trade

How Online

e-commerce
  • Texting
2 3.3
shop
1.0

Surface Forms

e-commerce singular
e-commerces plural

Morphology

e-commerce = commerce (transparent) = e + commerce

The prefix 'e' (electronic) plus 'commerce' yields the clearly derivable meaning of commerce conducted electronically, which is widely productive and recognized.

Etymology

E-commerce joins e- which stands for 'electronic', like in email, and commerce meaning 'buying and selling'. So, e-commerce literally means 'electronic buying and selling', which explains why it describes trade over the internet.