telemarketing

noun tele·mar·ket·ing \ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ\

: the activity or job of selling goods or services by calling people on the telephone

Full Definition of TELEMARKETING

: the marketing of goods or services by telephone

— tele·mar·ket·er \-tər\ noun

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noun tele·mar·ket·ing \ˌte-lə-ˈmär-kə-tiŋ\

: the act of selling goods or services by telephone

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