- answering service
- an|swer|ing ser|vice [ `æns(ə)rıŋ ,sɜrvıs ] noun counta business that receives telephone calls for other businesses or companies, taking messages or giving information
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
answering service
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answering service — UK US noun [C, usually singular] ► COMMUNICATIONS a company whose business is to receive and answer telephone calls for its customers: »I called and got through to his answering service … Financial and business terms
answering service — n. a business whose function is to answer telephone calls for its clients and transmit messages to them … English World dictionary
answering service — UK [ˈɑːns(ə)rɪŋ ˌsɜː(r)vɪs] / US [ˈæns(ə)rɪŋ ˌsɜrvɪs] noun [countable] Word forms answering service : singular answering service plural answering services a business that receives telephone calls for other businesses or companies, taking messages … English dictionary
answering service — noun : a commercial service that answers telephone calls for its clients * * * noun, pl ⋯ vices [count] : a business that answers telephone calls and takes messages for the people and businesses that hire it The doctor is not in the office now,… … Useful english dictionary
answering service — See telephone answering service … Ballentine's law dictionary
answering service — noun Date: 1941 a commercial service that answers telephone calls for its clients … New Collegiate Dictionary
answering service — a service providing operators who answer a subscriber s telephone and take messages when the subscriber does not answer. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
answering service — computerized service which answers telephone calls and provides callers with information or services … English contemporary dictionary
answering service — an′swering serv ice n. tgp a service that provides operators who take telephone messages for subscribers • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
answering service — noun a business that receives and answers telephone calls for its clients … English new terms dictionary
