'telemarketing' definitions:

Definition of 'telemarketing'

(from WordNet)
noun
The use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales [syn: telemarketing, teleselling, telecommerce]

Definition of 'telemarketing'

From: GCIDE
  • telemarketing \telemarketing\ n. the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion; calling potential customers by telephone for the purpose of selling something; -- applied especially to calls made to persons who have not previously contacted the seller.
  • Syn: teleselling. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]