telemarketing
NounUS[tel-uh-mahr-kuh-ting]/ˌtɛləˈmɑrkətɪŋ/5 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and salesSynonyms: telesellingtelecommerceType of selling, merchandisingKinds telephone order
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
telemarketing noun
the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion; calling potential customers by telephone for the purpose of selling something; — applied especially to calls made to persons who have not previously contacted the seller. Syn. — teleselling.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5