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e-business noun. 1.The conduct of business over the Internet, including buying, selling, marketing, and distribution. 2. An Internet-based business.

Example Citation:
  1. "A new model for business is taking shape — e-business — and it's built on the largest communications network on the planet, the Internet."
    —"Oracle users group hosts e-business conference," BusinessWorld, January 31, 2000

  2. " 'A transaction should be accounted for the same, whether it's an e-business or a brick-and-mortar business,' Scott Taub, an aide to Mr. Turner, said in an interview."
    —Robert D. Hershey Jr., "Brave New Math Tests Limits of Accounting," The New York Times, March 29, 2000

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Subject Category:
Business - E-commerce

Posted on March 14, 1997 at 11:09 AM
Updated on March 14, 1997 at 11:09 AM


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