telemarketing

[ tel-uh-mahr-ki-ting ]

noun
  1. selling or advertising by telephone.

Origin of telemarketing

1

Other words from telemarketing

  • tel·e·mar·ket·er, noun

Words Nearby telemarketing

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How to use telemarketing in a sentence

  • Infocision Management, a conservative telemarketing firm, was paid more than $10 million during the heated primary season alone.

    The Super-PAC Economy | John Avlon, Michael Keller | September 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for telemarketing

telemarketing

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌmɑːkɪtɪŋ) /


noun
  1. another name for telesales

Origin of telemarketing

1
C20: short for tele (phone) marketing

Derived forms of telemarketing

  • telemarketer, noun

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