“800” number

American  

noun

1. any toll-free telephone number, usually with a 3-digit code of 800, established, as by a business, so that people from widespread areas can call for merchandise, information, or services.

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Example Sentences

A representative from the press office recommended looking over the survivor benefits page on the agency’s website, and suggested calling the agency’s National 800 number for additional support.

From MarketWatch

The Social Security Administration shows on the performance data page of its website that year to date in fiscal year 2026, 100 million contacts made with the agency have been “successful online transactions,” and that there have been 12 million calls made to the national 800 number, 8 million calls made to field offices and 3 million visits to field offices.

From MarketWatch

It also estimates 86 million calls to the national 800 number and 67 million calls to field offices.

From MarketWatch

“Because there aren’t enough workers in SSA’s local offices, applicants wait over a month on average for an appointment. Because there aren’t enough people answering the agency’s 800 number, most callers wait over two hours on average for an answer, as of early August,” they write.

From Los Angeles Times

Bisignano has also fixated on how much time it takes to reach an agent on the SSA’s 800 number.

From Salon