Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telemarket

/tˌɛləmˈɑɹkɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tele-mar-ket
IPA: /tˌɛləmˈɑɹkɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in telemarketing (unsolicited telephone calls to potential customers).

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If people hate to receive telephone sales calls, why should you telemarket?"
"I tried canvassing for a paint company, and failed. I telemarketed for another business, and failed. I had no people skills."
"In addition, nearly every company that telemarkets is subject to the FCC's telemarketing rules, which were expanded in July 2003..."

Etymology

From tele- + market.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tele

Usage

Inflected Forms

telemarkets (present, singular) telemarketing (participle, present) telemarketed (participle, past) telemarketed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

telemarketer telemarketing

Questions

How do you pronounce telemarket?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˌɛləmˈɑɹkɪt/.
What does telemarket mean?: To engage in telemarketing (unsolicited telephone calls to potential customers).
Where does telemarket come from?: From tele- + market.

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