通信販売(つうしんはんばい)

つうしんはんばい
noun
mail-order sales; distance selling
1. mail-order sales; distance selling
a method of selling goods or services where orders are placed remotely, by mail, phone, internet, or other means, without face-to-face interaction
通信販売(つうしんはんばい)で本(ほん)を買(か)った。
I bought a book through mail order.
通信販売(つうしんはんばい)の利用者(りようしゃ)が年々(ねんねん)増(ふ)えている。
The number of mail-order customers is increasing year by year.
この会社(かいしゃ)は通信販売(つうしんはんばい)を中心(ちゅうしん)に事業(じぎょう)を展開(てんかい)している。
This company is developing its business primarily through mail-order sales.

A formal compound of 通信(つうしん) (communication) and 販売(はんばい) (sales). This is the official, legal term for any form of remote commerce. Often abbreviated to 通販(つうはん) in everyday conversation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 通信販売(つうしんはんばい)で買(か)う: to buy through mail order
  • 通信販売(つうしんはんばい)業者(ぎょうしゃ): mail-order business
  • 通信販売(つうしんはんばい)法(ほう): the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (governing distance selling)

ABBREVIATION:
通販(つうはん) is the widely used shortened form and is much more common in daily conversation. The full form 通信販売(つうしんはんばい) appears in official, legal, and business contexts.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 通販(つうはん): mail order (abbreviation) — the everyday short form
  • ネット通販(つうはん): online shopping — specifically internet-based
  • 店頭販売(てんとうはんばい): over-the-counter sales — selling at a physical store
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