teleshopping

[ tel-uh-shop-ing ]

noun

1. electronic shopping shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.

teleshopping

/ ˈtɛlɪˌʃɒpɪŋ /

noun

1. the purchase of goods by telephone or via the internet

Word History and Origins

Origin of teleshopping¹

First recorded in 1980–85; tele- ¹ + shopping

Example Sentences

Other channels are allowed up to nine minutes of advertising per hour of broadcasting, plus an extra three minutes for teleshopping.

From BBC

That's TV's only local programming is now a 10-minute news bulletin every weekday, with the rest of the schedule being a diet of nostalgic music videos and teleshopping.

From BBC

Syndicated generic documentaries and teleshopping filled the rest of the schedule.

From BBC

That's TV's stations combine local news with teleshopping.

From BBC

Drugstore Walgreen, Video recorder TiVo Inc, credit card lender Capital One Financial Corp and teleshopping company HSN Inc all added their names to a list of targets that also includes some of the nation's largest banks.

From Reuters