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e-commerce

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Commerce that is transacted electronically, as over the Internet.

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  • noun Commercial activity conducted via the Internet.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun commerce conducted electronically (as on the internet)

Etymologies

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Shortened form of electronic commerce.

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Examples

  • While we advanced our long-term e-commerce and e-book strategies last year, Children's Books also performed solidly, with revenue growth and strong customer metrics.

    unknown title 2011

  • A group of investors including Silver Lake and Digital Sky Technologies agreed to invest $1.6 billion in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba.

    What's News: Business & Finance 2011

  • Yahoo is discussing a plan to substantially cut its 40% stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and sell its 35% ownership position in Yahoo Japan, said people familiar with the matter.

    Yahoo Discussing Plan to Cut Alibaba Stake to 15% Anupreeta Das 2011

  • Since last year, Yahoo has been discussing a plan to substantially cut its 40% stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba and sell its 35% ownership position in Yahoo Japan Corp., which counts Softbank as another of its major shareholders.

    Corporate Watch 2012

  • Business & Finance *** Yahoo has been exploring a potentially tax-free way to dispose of its roughly 40% stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba.

    What's News— 2011

  • The offer involves substantially cutting Yahoo's 40% stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and selling its 35% ownership position in Yahoo Japan , said people familiar with the matter.

    Yahoo Board Assessing Asian Deal Gina Chon 2011

  • "If it is in a category like online travel or e-commerce, which is understood better out of the country, and if the company is catering to global customers, it makes a lot more sense to list on the Nasdaq or NYSE," said Mohanjit Jolly, managing director of global investment firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

    Overseas Listing May Benefit E-Commerce Firms 2011

  • Of course, a big chunk of Yahoo's value is tied up in its Asian assets: a 40% stake in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group and 35% of Yahoo Japan.

    Yahoo: From Bartz to Sum of the Parts Martin Peers 2011

  • In China, Yahoo owns a roughly 40% stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding.

    Yahoo in Talks to Unload Japan Stake Amir Efrati 2011

  • Investors and analysts say most of Yahoo's market value comes from its stakes in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.

    Open to Big Changes, Board Will Hire Bankers for Advice Anupreeta Das 2011

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hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. commerce
  2. commercialism
  3. mercantilism

same context (23)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. all-in-one
  2. brick-and-mortar
  3. collaborative
  4. cross-platform
  5. dedicate
  6. easy-to-use
  7. ecommerce
  8. end-to-end
  9. enterprise-class
  10. industry-leading
  11. internet-based
  12. middleware
  13. mission-critical
  14. off-the-shelf
  15. one-stop
  16. online
  17. open-source
  18. out-of-the-box
  19. text-to-speech
  20. third-largest
  21. virtualization
  22. web-based
  23. windows-based

relateds (1)

relateds

  1. e-trade

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