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dial-around

dial-around noun: a service that allows an international (or other) telephone call to be made indirectly through another number, thus avoiding the usual call routing and potentially saving money.

Noun

dial-around (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) A service that allows an international (or other) telephone call to be made indirectly through another number, thus avoiding the usual call routing and potentially saving money.

Questions about dial-around

What does dial-around mean?
Dial-around means a service that allows an international (or other) telephone call to be made indirectly through another number, thus avoiding the usual call routing and potentially saving money.
What part of speech is dial-around?
Dial-around is a noun.

Words near dial-around in the dictionary

  1. dial-a-jokes
  2. dial-a-ride
  3. dial-a-ride problem
  4. dial-a-ride problems
  5. dial-a-yield
  6. dial-around
  7. dial-in
  8. dial-in time
  9. dial-in times
  10. dial-ins
  11. dial-up

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