answering service
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of answering service
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“We also had an answering service at the time. I’d do all my own billing.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
"We'll have our answering service up tomorrow," Jerry Carr replied in jest.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2021
In recent years he earned money through freelance I.T. work for local businesses, including answering service calls.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2021
From her home in the Philadelphia suburbs, Nin Bell works for an answering service, taking calls from people trying to reach more than 10,000 funeral homes and end-of-life companies.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2020
Eventually a company representative or answering service picked up the call.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
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