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
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
Eventually a company representative or answering service picked up the call.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
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