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Form of crowdfunding
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telethon
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An event that brings in people to donate money through the phone via the television (TV).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A telethon (a portmanteau of " television " and " marathon ") is a televised fundraising event that lasts many hours or even days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political or other purportedly worthy cause. Most telethons feature ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
prolonged TV fundraiser, 1949, from television + marathon (see -athon ). Milton Berle's 16-hour television cancer fundraiser in April 1949 might have been the first to be so called.
Usage examples of telethon.
Nevertheless many important old monuments remain from this period, including the Metropolis, the Pentathlon, Monticello, the Telethon, and the Tomb of Reebok.
Maybe the school was in the process of raising funds, driving everyone insane with endless telethons on the local TV station.