Synonyms

teleshopping

American

[tel-uh-shop-ing] / ˈtɛl əˌʃɒp ɪŋ /

noun

electronic shopping shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.

teleshopping British

/ ˈtɛlɪˌʃɒpɪŋ /

noun

the purchase of goods by telephone or via the internet

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Etymology

Origin of teleshopping

First recorded in 1980–85; tele- ¹ + shopping

Example Sentences

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Other channels are allowed up to nine minutes of advertising per hour of broadcasting, plus an extra three minutes for teleshopping.

From BBC

That's TV's only local programming is now a 10-minute news bulletin every weekday, with the rest of the schedule being a diet of nostalgic music videos and teleshopping.

From BBC

Syndicated generic documentaries and teleshopping filled the rest of the schedule.

From BBC

That's TV's stations combine local news with teleshopping.

From BBC

Drugstore Walgreen, Video recorder TiVo Inc, credit card lender Capital One Financial Corp and teleshopping company HSN Inc all added their names to a list of targets that also includes some of the nation's largest banks.

From Reuters

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