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
businessdaily-life
See also: 通販(つうはん) (abbreviated form)
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)

Forms

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 words

  • 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

Related Words

Related: ネット通販(つうはん) (online shopping)
Compare: 電子商取引(でんししょうとりひき) (electronic commerce)
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