- wire service
- `wire ,service noun countan organization that sends news of recent events to newspapers and to television and radio companies
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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wire service — ➔ service1 * * * wire service UK US noun [C] COMMUNICATIONS ► an organization that provides news to newspapers, television, websites, etc.: »The SEC investigation was reported on the wire services earlier this week. »This article is based in part … Financial and business terms
wire service — n. a business organization that sends news stories, features, etc. by wire or electronic means to subscribing or member newspapers and radio and TV stations; news service … English World dictionary
wire service — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms wire service : singular wire service plural wire services an organization that sends news of recent events to newspapers and to television and radio companies … English dictionary
wire service — noun an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically • Syn: ↑news agency, ↑press agency, ↑press association, ↑news organization, ↑news organisation • Hypernyms: ↑agency … Useful english dictionary
wire service — wire′ serv ice n. cvb a business organization that sends syndicated news, usu. by teletypewriter, to its subscribers • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
wire service — a business organization that gathers news, news photos, the latest stock market prices, etc., for distribution, usually by teletypewriter, to its subscribers, esp. newspapers: so called from the original transmission of news by telegraph wire.… … Universalium
wire service — noun Date: 1944 a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers by wire or by satellite transmission … New Collegiate Dictionary
wire service — Synonyms and related words: TelAutography, Teletype, Teletype network, Teletyping, advice, broadcast journalism, closed circuit telegraphy, code, duplex telegraphy, electricity, facsimile telegraph, information, intelligence, interrupter,… … Moby Thesaurus
wire service — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. communications system, news service, Associated Press, AP; see telegraph , telephone … English dictionary for students
