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dotcom

noun [C]
 
 
/ˌdɒtˈkɒm/ US  /ˌdɑːtˈkɑːm/

Definition

a company that does most of its business on the internet: A survey found that 20 of the top 150 European dotcoms could run out of cash within a year.Internet terminology and abbreviationsConventions used on the Internet and in emailBusinesses and enterprises dotcom
 
 
adjective [before noun]
a dotcom firm/millionaireInternet terminology and abbreviationsConventions used on the Internet and in emailBusinesses and enterprises
(Definition of dotcom noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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