telesales

British  

/ ˈtɛlɪˌseɪlz /

noun

1. Also called: telemarketing.   telephone selling.  (functioning as singular) the selling or attempted selling of a particular commodity or service by a salesman who makes his initial approach by telephone

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Example Sentences

As well as the telesales company, he also co-founded a humanitarian organisation – called the Borderline Crisis Center – which provides deportees with food, shelter and support on their arrival back in Mexico.

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The former Italian prime minister, who died in June, bought many of the paintings and sculptures from late-night telesales programmes.

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Luke's next job in telesales introduced him to a new boss, who he says was so impressed by his work that he took him under his wing - ultimately setting up a comparison website business together.

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She works in telesales, but has not been able to access her salary since getting paid last week.

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When Yang Weibin saw the ad for a telesales role in Cambodia, he immediately said yes.

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