1-800
noun/ˌwʌneɪtˈhʌndɹəd/
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.
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Canada, US 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.
- 866-555-1234... that's a 1-800 number, isn't it?
- FEMA has got a 1-800 number.1994, Bill Clinton, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton:
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- We provided a 1-800 hot line and a new food stamp tool kit which I would also like to provide for the record.1999, 106-1 Hearing http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=0tCILPy0LnkcoBE8OF0Zi49&id=i0MLwjBn5D4C&q=%22a+1-800%22+-%22a+1-800+number%22&dq=%22a+1-800%22+-%22a+1-800+number%22&pgis=1
- Exhibit 9.2 represents a 1-800 customer ordering process.2001, David Wade, Ron Recardo, Corporate Performance Management:
- 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.2001, Mark Graham, The Third Day:
- 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.2002, Elaine Dundon, The Seeds of Innovation, page 115:
- Synonyms
- 1-800 number, 0800 number, 0500 number, 0808 number, Freefone number, toll-free number