Netco

noun

Net·​co ˈnet-ˌkō 

plural Netcos

: a business that sells and markets products and services over the Internet

Though studios started letting Netcos offer permanent digital downloads early last year, and have been doing Internet rentals since 2002, the market has thus far been very small.

—Ben Fritz, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2007

Word History

First Known Use

1997, in the meaning defined above

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