telemarketing

noun

tele·​mar·​ket·​ing ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ How to pronounce telemarketing (audio)
: the marketing of goods or services by telephone
telemarketer noun

Examples of telemarketing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This series follows two former telemarketers who stumble upon the corruption at their telemarketing center and become determined to expose the industry. Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 This includes telemarketing scams targeting senior citizens, an arsonist setting fire to the city of Boston, the Italian Mafia’s downfall over olive oil and the escapades of a rare book thief. Peter White, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024 By late last year, Stephen had paid Mexican telemarketing scammers just shy of $1.8 million, according to the records. Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024 In September 2020, the Federal Trade Commission joined regulators in four states to sue four men behind a notorious telemarketing company called Outreach Calling. Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for telemarketing 

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Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of telemarketing was in 1963

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“Telemarketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telemarketing. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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telemarketing

noun
tele·​mar·​ket·​ing ˌtel-ə-ˈmär-kət-iŋ How to pronounce telemarketing (audio)
: the marketing of goods or services by telephone
telemarketer noun

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