It usually means the charge came from a GoDaddy online store purchase or payment flow, not from a domain-only purchase or a different service. GoDaddy’s help pages show that “Online Store” is tied to its Websites + Marketing store and payment features, and their charge guidance says to match the transaction date and amount against your order history if a charge looks unfamiliar.

What “source” likely means

  • Online store = the purchase was connected to an ecommerce store or store-related payment method.
  • It may appear on your card statement as part of a GoDaddy payment descriptor, which GoDaddy says can be used to find the matching order in your account history.
  • If you added a card for a trial, payment method setup, or another store-related action, you might also see a temporary authorization rather than a completed sale.

How to check it

  1. Log in to your GoDaddy account and open Order History.
  1. Match the date and amount to the card charge.
  1. If you have multiple GoDaddy accounts or payment methods, check each one.

When to worry

  • If you cannot find any matching order, the charge may be from another business or an authorization hold that will drop off soon.
  • If it still looks wrong after checking your history, GoDaddy recommends contacting support and, if needed, your bank or card issuer.

Practical reading

In plain English, “online store as source” usually points to a store purchase, store setup, or store-related payment linked to GoDaddy’s ecommerce system, not a random label. If you want, I can also help you interpret the exact statement descriptor line by line.