telemarket

English

Etymology

From tele- +‎ market.

Verb

telemarket (third-person singular simple present telemarkets, present participle telemarketing, simple past and past participle telemarketed)

1. (intransitive) To engage in telemarketing (unsolicited telephone calls to potential customers).
   • 2002, Niels H. Nielsen, Princeton Management Consultants guide to your new job:

     If people hate to receive telephone sales calls, why should you telemarket?

   • 2003, Jim Penman, What will they franchise next?: the story of Jim's Group:

     I tried canvassing for a paint company, and failed. I telemarketed for another business, and failed. I had no people skills.

   • 2004, Jody R. Westby, International guide to privacy:

     In addition, nearly every company that telemarkets is subject to the FCC's telemarketing rules, which were expanded in July 2003...