1-800
Syllables: one·eight·hun·dred/ˌwʌneɪtˈhʌndɹəd/
1-800 noun: a toll-free number or a long-distance telephone numbers; using any of North American toll-free area codes 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 or 833.
Noun
1-800
- A toll-free number or a long-distance telephone numbers; using any of North American toll-free area codes 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 or 833.
- 866-555-1234... that's a 1-800 number, isn't it?
- FEMA has got a 1-800 number.1994, Bill Clinton, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton
- Synonyms:
- 1-800 number, 0800 number, 0500 number, 0808 number, Freefone number, toll-free number
Examples of 1-800 in a sentence
- We provided a 1-800 hot line and a new food stamp tool kit which I would also like to provide for the record.1999, 106-1 Hearing http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=0tCILPy0LnkcoBE8OF0Zi49&id=i0MLwjBn5D4C&q=%22a+1-800%22+-%22a+1-800+number%22...
- Exhibit 9.2 represents a 1-800 customer ordering process.2001, David Wade, Ron Recardo, Corporate Performance Management:
- Once when her husband had got a 1-800 number she used to get calls from all sorts of lonely weirdos who had nothing better to do late at night than call up people they didn't know.2001, Mark Graham, The Third Day:
- Just dial a 1-800 number and deal with computers."2003, Bambi Vincent, Bob Arno, Travel Advisory!: How to Avoid Thefts, Cons, and Street Scams While Traveling:
Synonyms of 1-800
- 1-800 number
- 0800 number
- Freefone number
- toll-free number
- 0500 number
- 0808 number
Forms of 1-800
| alternative form | 800 |
|---|---|
| alternative form | (800) |
Origin of 1-800
From 1, used to dial long-distance numbers and 800, which was, for a long time, the only North American toll-free area code.
Questions about 1-800
- What does 1-800 mean?
- 1-800 means a toll-free number or a long-distance telephone numbers; using any of North American toll-free area codes 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 or 833.
- How do you use 1-800 in a sentence?
- We provided a 1-800 hot line and a new food stamp tool kit which I would also like to provide for the record.
- What part of speech is 1-800?
- 1-800 is a noun.
- How do you pronounce 1-800?
- 1-800 is pronounced /ˌwʌneɪtˈhʌndɹəd/.
Words near 1-800 in the dictionary
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