often attributive
: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website

Examples of dot-com in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The company went public in 1984, and soared to a valuation of over $28 billion during the dot-com bubble of 2000. Ari Levy, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 Riding the dot-com wave, the company went public in 1998, and by 2000, its market cap soared past $24 billion. Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025 The analysts said the premium valuation for the top 10 stocks is the largest since the peak of the dot-com bubble in 2000. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025 The first, following the dot-com bust and 9/11 attacks, was 0.9%. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025 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

Dictionary Entries Near dot-com

Cite this Entry

“Dot-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot-com. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!