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answering service

answering service noun: a service that collects and responds to telephone calls for its clients.

Noun

answering service (plural answering services)

  1. (dated) A service that collects and responds to telephone calls for its clients.

Forms of answering service

pluralanswering services

Questions about answering service

What does answering service mean?
Answering service means a service that collects and responds to telephone calls for its clients.
What part of speech is answering service?
Answering service is a noun.
What is the plural of answering service?
The plural of answering service is answering services.

Words near answering service in the dictionary

  1. answering for
  2. answering machine
  3. answering machines
  4. answering pennant
  5. answering pennants
  6. answering service
  7. answering services
  8. answering someone's prayers
  9. answering the call
  10. answering the call of nature
  11. answering the helm

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