Telethon Definition

tĕlə-thŏn
telethons
noun
A lengthy television program to raise funds for a charity.
American Heritage
A campaign, as on a lengthy telecast, seeking support for a cause, as by pledged donations made by telephone.
Webster's New World

An event that brings in people to donate money through the phone via the television (TV).

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Other Word Forms of Telethon

Noun

Singular:
telethon
Plural:
telethons

Origin of Telethon

  • A blend of telephone and marathon

    From Wiktionary

  • tele– (mara)thon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Telethon Sentence Examples

  • Queen 's established the Alumni Fund in May 1999 with the launch of the first telethon.

  • The telethon is set to air September 5, 2008 on NBC and CBS.

  • You can work the phone lines at a telethon, walk dogs at the animal shelter, package food at a food bank, and much more.

  • This years event was the 25th edition of the BBC Children in Need telethon.

  • The Office of Alumni and Development ran its regular telethon appeals between October and March 2005/06.

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