Bizrate

/ˈbɪzreɪt/ noun

Definition

A business rating service that allows consumers to rate and review online retailers and their shopping experiences.

Etymology

Modern compound from 'business' + 'rate', formed in the late 1990s during the dot-com boom. Created as a portmanteau to describe a service that rates business performance online.

Kelly Says

BizRate was one of the pioneering e-commerce rating platforms, founded in 1996 when online shopping was still new and scary. It helped establish the now-ubiquitous practice of customer reviews that we take for granted on every shopping site.

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