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telecommerce

telecommerce

7.9
Selling goods or services to customers by telephone
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛlɪˈkɒmɜrs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : telecomercio
  • The success of the startup was largely due to its innovative approach to telecommerce, allowing customers to order via phone easily.

Examples

  • Many businesses now rely on telecommerce to reach customers who prefer shopping from home.

  • As regulations tightened, telecommerce firms adapted their sales strategies to comply with new rules.

  • The company increased its profits by investing heavily in telecommerce.

  • The rise of telecommerce has changed how businesses operate.

  • Many companies are now investing in telecommerce solutions.

  • With the growth of the internet, telecommerce has become an essential strategy for selling products directly to consumers.

  • During the pandemic, many retailers shifted to telecommerce to maintain sales while keeping their customers safe at home.

Synonyms

telemarketing
vstelecommerce
22 3.7

A way of calling people by phone to sell products or services

focuses on the phone as an interactive channel for promotion and sales
teleselling
vstelecommerce
6.0

Selling products or services by phone to customers

is about using the phone as an interactive selling and promotion medium

How Commercial

telemarketing
22 3.7
telecommerce
  • Archaic
7.9
promotion
124 3.2

Surface Forms

telecommerce singular
telecommerces plural

Morphology

telecommerce = commerce (semi-transparent) = tele + commerce

The word is built regularly from the prefix tele- and commerce, but the telephone-mediated selling sense is somewhat specialized rather than fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Telecommerce joins the prefix tele- meaning 'far', which you see in telephone and television, with commerce meaning 'buying and selling'. So telecommerce is selling done 'from far away', for example by phone or from a distance.