e-commerce

US/iˈkɑmɚs/

noun

Commercial activity conducted via the Internet.

Similar
e-comms
OriginEnglish commerce ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi →
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Meanings

e-commerce1

noune-commerce (uncountable)

alternative E-commerce · alternative e-Commerce · alternative eCommerce · alternative electronic commerce

  1. InternetuncountablebusinessCommercial activity conducted via the Internet.

    The last thing you need to do before launching the e-commerce site is enable credit card processing.

    2006, Cristian Darie, Karli Watson, Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005, Apress, →ISBN, page xxi
    1 more example

    One of China’s most prominent e-commerce companies is facing intense public backlash over allegations that it overworks its employees.

    2021 January 13, Laura He and Nectar Gan, “Pinduoduo under fire as China turns on its tech titans”, in CNN

    Synonyms: e-comms

E-commerce2

nounE-commerce (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of e-commerce.

e-Commerce3

noune-Commerce (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of e-commerce.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCommercial activity conducted via the Internet.

Similar
e-comms
Also see
cyberbusinesscybercommercee-commselectronic commerce

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. New Latinēlectricus
  4. Englishelectric
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  8. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  9. Englishion
  10. Englishelectron
  11. Englishelectronic
  12. Englishe-
  13. Englishcommerce
  14. Englishe-commerce

From e- + commerce.

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Translations

Arabic تِجَارَة إِلِكْتْرُونِيَّة
  • تِجَارَة إِلِكْتْرُونِيَّة (tijāra ʔiliktrōniyya)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
Catalan comerç electrònic
  • comerç electròniccommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Chinese Mandarin 電子商貿 /电子商贸, 電子商務 /电子商务
  • 電子商貿 /电子商贸 (diànzǐ shāngmào)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • 電子商務 /电子商务 (diànzǐ shāngwù)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • e商務 /e商务 (e-shāngwù)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • e商業 /e商业 (e-shāngyè)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • 電商 /电商 (diànshāng)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
Danish nethandel, e-handel
  • nethandelcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • e-handelcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Dutch electronic commerce, e-commerce
  • electronic commercecommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • e-commercecommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Finnish verkkokauppa, verkkokaupankäynti
  • verkkokauppacommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • verkkokaupankäynticommercial activity conducted via the Internet
French commerce électronique, vente en ligne
  • commerce électroniquecommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • vente en lignecommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • cyberboutiquecommercial activity conducted via the Internet
German elektronischer Handel, Internethandel
  • elektronischer Handelcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • Internethandelcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • Online-Handelcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Hungarian e-kereskedelem
  • e-kereskedelemcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Icelandic netverslun, vefverslun
  • netversluncommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • vefversluncommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Indonesian perdagangan elektronik
  • perdagangan elektronikcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Irish ríomhthráchtáil
  • ríomhthráchtáilcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Italian e-commerce, commercio elettronico
  • e-commercecommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • commercio elettronicocommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • telecommerciocommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Japanese 電子商取引, イーコマース
  • 電子商取引 (denshi-shō-torihiki)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • イーコマース (īkomāsu)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • eコマース (e-komāsu)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
Korean 전자 상업, e상업
  • 전자 상업 (jeonja sang'eop)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • e상업 (e-sang'eop)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
Norwegian Bokmål netthandel
  • netthandelcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Polish handel elektroniczny, handel internetowy
  • handel elektronicznycommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • handel internetowycommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Portuguese comércio eletrónico, comércio eletrônico
  • comércio eletrónicocommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • comércio eletrônicocommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Punjabi ਈ-ਕਾਮਰਸ
  • ਈ-ਕਾਮਰਸ (ī-kāmras)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
Russian электро́нная комме́рция
  • электро́нная комме́рция (elektrónnaja kommércija)commercial activity conducted via the Internet
Spanish comercio electrónico, e-commerce
  • comercio electrónicocommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • e-commercecommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Swedish näthandel, e-handel
  • näthandelcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
  • e-handelcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Turkish e-ticaret
  • e-ticaretcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Vietnamese thương mại điện tử
  • thương mại điện tửcommercial activity conducted via the Internet
Cite this entry
APA

e-commerce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-commerce

MLA

“e-commerce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-commerce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-commerce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-commerce.

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