answering service
Americannoun
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
Her clinic’s answering service called her three times while she was being diagnosed; her husband, Mike Becher, had to take away her phone.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022
Spain’s government wants to end those nerve-shattering, one-sided conversations with a computerized answering service by making it obligatory for companies to offer a real, flesh-and-blood customer service worker when so requested by a caller.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2022
Prehn didn’t respond to a message left with his answering service Friday afternoon.
From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2020
Eventually a company representative or answering service picked up the call.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
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