teleshoppingn.
/ˈtɛlᵻˌʃɒpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌʃɑpɪŋ/ A method of buying goods by telephone or electronically, esp. from a television programme or channel featuring products for sale to viewers.
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home shopping1874
mail order1906
self-service1913
self-serve1919
comparison shopping1921
teleshopping1944
full-service1978
online shopping1982
1944 Billboard 30 Dec. 7/1 Called Tele-Shopping With Martha Manning, it [sc. a TV show] will have little straight entertainment, depending on Macy merchandising to sell the goods.
1983 Times 17 Aug. 3/6 The channel will also have the facility for shopping from the armchair at the touch of a switch, now termed ‘teleshopping’.
2001 Geography 86 285/1 Affluent groups will be linked to the global urban system via the Internet, e-mail, teleshopping, telebanking and telecommuting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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