e-commerce en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /iˈkɑmɚs/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion blend English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic English e- English commerce English e-commerce From e- + commerce.
Meanings
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(Internet, uncountable) Commercial 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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eCommerce | alternative | lexicographic | |
| e-Commerce | alternative | lexicographic | |
| E-commerce | alternative | lexicographic | |
| electronic commerce | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Relateds
commerce · s-commerce · social commerce · e-trade · e- · electronic
Synonyms
Translations (48)
es e-commerce (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · de Online-Handel (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · it commercio elettronico (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ja eコマース (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ga ríomhthráchtáil (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · da nethandel (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ru электро́нная комме́рция (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ka ელექტრონული კომერცია (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · nb netthandel (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · cmn e商業 /e商业 (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · fi verkkokauppa (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · de Internethandel (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · it e-commerce (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ca comerç electrònic (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ko 전자 상업 (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · it telecommercio (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · pt comércio eletrônico (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · cmn 電子商貿 /电子商贸 (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · pt comércio eletrónico (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · id perdagangan elektronik (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · sv e-handel (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · es comercio electrónico (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ja 電子商取引 (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · fr commerce électronique (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · fr cyberboutique (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · cmn 電商 /电商 (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · pl handel elektroniczny (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · pl handel internetowy (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · tr e-ticaret (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · nl e-commerce (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · vi thương mại điện tử (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ja イーコマース (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ar تِجَارَة إِلِكْتْرُونِيَّة (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · nl electronic commerce (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · de elektronischer Handel (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · cmn 電子商務 /电子商务 (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · hu e-kereskedelem (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · fr vente en ligne (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · da e-handel (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · nn netthandel (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · fi verkkokaupankäynti (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · is vefverslun (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · sv näthandel (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · cmn e商務 /e商务 (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · az elektron ticarət (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · ko e상업 (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · pa ਈ-ਕਾਮਰਸ (commercial activity conducted via the Internet) · is netverslun (commercial activity conducted via the Internet)