1-800
/ˌwʌneɪtˈhʌndɹəd/
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Rare
Frequency: 2.96 in modern English
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Meaning
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.
Canadian usage; American usage
Example Sentences
- "866-555-1234... that's a 1-800 number, isn't it?"
- "FEMA has got a 1-800 number."
- "We provided a 1-800 hot line and a new food stamp tool kit which I would also like to provide for the record."
- "Exhibit 9.2 represents a 1-800 customer ordering process."
- "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."
- "Many people have profited from providing easy services that others do not like to do, such as a simple service like barbeque cleaning, superscoopers for cleaning up after dogs, an errand service, or a 1-800 tele-tutor service for school-age children who need assistance with their homework."
Etymology
From 1, used to dial long-distance numbers and 800, which was, for a long time, the only North American toll-free area code.