Definition of "telemarketing" []

• The business or practice of marketing goods or services by telephone. (noun)

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• "Asked how he spent the money he made in telemarketing, one subject replied, 'houses, girls, just going out to nightclubs and lots of blow"
• "Obama and his telemarketing is just one more sales call on the nation during dinnertime."
• "Using sexual rewards is a powerful incentive in telemarketing, both positive and negative."