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answering service

American  

noun

  1. a service providing operators who answer a subscriber's telephone and take messages when the subscriber does not answer.


Etymology

Origin of answering service

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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A chip shop manager said he has programmed an AI answering service to take orders in a bid to cut costs.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

This is an answering service and they will forward the contact to the Crisis and Commitment office and place it on the call log.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022

His father worked as an insurance adjuster and for a time his mother owned an answering service.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2020

He doesn’t have an answering service, and he said people are still shocked when he answers the office phone, “NeuCare, this is Dr. ‘

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2018

Eventually a company representative or answering service picked up the call.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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