answering service
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a business that receives telephone calls for other businesses or companies, taking messages or giving information
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a business that receives telephone calls for other businesses or companies, taking messages or giving information
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the pages of a telephone book that contain the telephone numbers of government departments
British Telecommunications plc: the largest British telephone company
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a place where a large number of people are employed to deal with customers by telephone, either in order to sell something or to answer questions
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a feature of a telephone system that automatically switches calls from one number to another
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a system that shows you the telephone number of someone who is calling you before you pick up the phone
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a system that lets you answer a second telephone call without ending your first telephone call
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a book that lists companies with their addresses and phone numbers, according to the services they offer
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a telephone that you do not have to pay to use, usually for calling taxis, other rooms in a hotel etc
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a telephone line for one particular user, usually to provide a permanent connection to the Internet
adjective
a dial-up service or system can be used from your computer by means of a telephone line
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a book that lists the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all the people in a particular area
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the service that you phone to find out the telephone number of a person or company
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digital subscriber line: a telephone line that sends information very fast and is used for the Internet and television as well as the telephone
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Integrated Services Digital Network: a system using telephone connections for sending information between computers. ISDN is a slower system than ADSL.
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a system for paying for calls on mobile phones by buying a fixed amount of time before you make the calls
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a book containing lists of names of people, businesses, and organizations, in alphabetical order, with their addresses and phone numbers
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the use of special equipment to listen to and record someone’s telephone conversations
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a type of contract with a mobile phone company that allows you to make free calls for a particular number of minutes at particular times of the day
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a book containing the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of people and businesses in a particular area
a book containing a list of the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of the people who live in a particular city or area in the US
a large book containing the telephone numbers and addresses of businesses and organizations in a particular area
provided with a telephone in your home, office etc
the phone book
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