telephone number

Definition of telephone number

: a number assigned to a telephone line for a specific phone or set of phones (as for a residence) that is used to call that phone

— called also phone number

Examples of telephone number in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Short casts: Oregon’s new fishing regulations require all sport crabbers in boats to mark each buoy with their name and either an address, telephone number, ODFW ID number or vessel identification. ... — oregonlive, "Bill Monroe: Reflecting on four decades of smiles at the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show," 19 Jan. 2020 This letter must include the applicant’s name, address, telephone number, email address, and signature. — Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, "History -- study it and make it: Sun Messages," 14 Jan. 2020 Checks may be mailed to Tommy Toy Fund, c/o The Bulletin, 10 Railroad Place, Norwich, CT, 06360, phone number 860-887-9211, and Friends of Assisi Food Pantry, 77 Water St., Danielson, CT, 06239, telephone number 860-774-2310. — courant.com, "Community News For The Putnam-Killingly Edition," 9 Dec. 2019 The only requirement now is a local telephone number. — cleveland, "Could iHeart layoffs be the beginning of local radio’s endgame?," 28 Jan. 2020 No one answered a telephone number listed for his address and the voicemail box was full. — Michael Balsamo, Twin Cities, "5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews," 30 Dec. 2019 No one answered a telephone number listed for his address and the voicemail box was full. — Ryan Taranelli, Anchorage Daily News, "5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews," 29 Dec. 2019 Messages left at a telephone number Thursday for a Dora Fronczak in suburban Chicago were not returned. — Michael Tarm, Detroit Free Press, "Reports: Michigan man may be baby abducted in 1964," 20 Dec. 2019 Be sure to leave your name, telephone number and street address. — courant.com, "Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition," 4 Dec. 2019

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Last Updated

15 Feb 2020

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“Telephone number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20number. Accessed 17 Feb. 2020.

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