dot-com

noun

ˈdät-ˌkäm How to pronounce dot-com (audio)
often attributive
: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website

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Critics worry such deals can artificially bolster demand and have drawn comparisons to financing practices during the dot-com bubble. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Echoes of the dot-com era There are easy parallels to draw between the dot-com boom and the current AI boom. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Like the dot-com era at the turn of the century, the current artificial intelligence (AI) moment has a last-mile problem. — Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Like the dot-com bubble before it, the AI bubble is, so far, largely fueled by equity. — HubSpot, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dot-com

Word History

Etymology

from the use of .com in the URLs of such companies

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dot-com was in 1994

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“Dot-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot-com. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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