courtesy phone

noun

: a telephone that customers can use to call the company that provides it
He picked up the airport courtesy phone to call for a car.

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Schwartz said Levi checked in with him Saturday night in a courtesy phone call, friend speaking to friend. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025

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“Courtesy phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtesy%20phone. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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