dotcom

British

/ ˌdɒtˈkɒm /

noun

1. a company that conducts most of its business on the internet
2. ( as modifier )
  
  dotcom stocks

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Etymology

Origin of dotcom

C20: from .com , the domain name suffix of businesses trading on the internet

Example Sentences

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The strategy shot the lights out when the housing and dotcom bubbles burst.

From The Wall Street Journal

And in the early 2000s, while S&P 500 software stocks plummeted as the dotcom bubble burst, they gained about 45% from late 2002 to late 2003.

From Barron's

Some in the industry warn that such major investments risk creating an AI bubble, similar to one seen in the dotcom boom that peaked in 2000.

From BBC

Sceptics compare the supposed bubble to the dotcom boom and bust of the late 90s.

From BBC

Cisco was the world's most valuable company in the year 2000, but saw its value fall by 80% when the dotcom bubble burst.

From BBC

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