contact information

noun

: personal information (such as a phone number or email address) that enables a person to get in communication with another
exchanged contact information
was careful not to share private contact information on social media

Examples of contact information in a Sentence

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Outdated contact information can impede outreach efforts, and relying on only one type of outreach risks missing eligible beneficiaries. Rebecca Myerson, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 Then report the message using the contact information listed in the official Brinks Home incident FAQ. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Attendees exchanged contact information, struck up conversations with those around them and continued finding one another in the comments on Instagram and TikTok after the festival. Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 The poster includes no contact information or explanation of how that business might work. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contact information

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of contact information was in 1969

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“Contact information.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contact%20information. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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