telemarketing

[ tel-uh-mahr-ki-ting ]

noun

1. selling or advertising by telephone.

telemarketing

/ ˈtɛlɪˌmɑːkɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for telesales

Derived Forms

• ˈteleˌmarketer, noun

Other Words From

• tel·e·mar·ket·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of telemarketing¹

tele- ¹ + marketing

Word History and Origins

Origin of telemarketing¹

C20: short for tele ( phone ) marketing

Example Sentences

Gay’s popularity took a hit in Season 3, as she stood by Shah, who repeatedly denied involvement in the telemarketing scheme only to plead guilty just before she was set to go to trial.

From Los Angeles Times

Roughly 15 billion were telemarketing calls, and 8 billion were scams.

From Los Angeles Times

Between cleaning houses and telemarketing, she started watching local stand-up for laughs.

From Los Angeles Times

She told a judge that in 2012 she began taking part in a massive telemarketing fraud that prosecutors say cheated thousands of people nationwide for nearly a decade.

From Los Angeles Times

Consumer complaints about prerecorded robocall scams and unwanted live telemarketing calls targeting seniors have fallen to a five-year low, with major drops the last year, according to federal data released Friday.

From Washington Times