e-business n 1. (Commerce) a business which uses the internet to sell goods or services, esp one which does not also have shops or offices that people can visit or phone 2. (Commerce) a. the act of buying, selling, and ordering goods and services using the internetb. (as modifier): proven e-business solutions. 3. (Commerce) (as modifier): proven e-business solutions. Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014e-businessCommercial transactions carried out on the Internet. Also called e-commerce.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited