Definition of answering service
: a commercial service that answers telephone calls for its clients
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Examples of answering service in a Sentence
The doctor is not in the office now, but you can reach her answering service at this number if you have an emergency.
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Calls to many local funeral homes went to voice mail, answering services or just rang endlessly as the area deals with widespread power outages.
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First Known Use of answering service
1952
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Definition of answering service for English Language Learners
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: a business that answers telephone calls and takes messages for the people and businesses that hire it
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