DOT-COM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dot-com mean? 

• DOT-COM (noun)
  The noun DOT-COM has 1 sense:

1. a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in '.com'

  Familiarity information: DOT-COM used as a noun is very rare.

• DOT-COM (adjective)
  The adjective DOT-COM has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to an internet company

  Familiarity information: DOT-COM used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOT-COM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in '.com'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

dot-com; dot com; dot com company

Hypernyms ("dot-com" is a kind of...):

company (an institution created to conduct business)

Derivation:

dot-com (of or relating to an internet company)

• DOT-COM (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to an internet company

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a dot-com outfit in San Francisco

Pertainym:

dot-com (a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in '.com')

Derivation:

dot-com (a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in '.com')