800 number

noun

ˌāt-ˈhən-drəd-

-dərd-

: a toll-free telephone number for long-distance calls that is prefixed by the number 800

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Even better, call the company’s 800 number or get the store to give you an email or address for their corporate office and fire off a complaint. — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023 The person making the nomination fills out an online form or calls the 800 number. — Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022 The 800 number required for activation had no option to activate the cards but was updated Monday after complaints and an inquiry from The Times. — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2022 Someone wanting to send you a message, who didn't even have to be a subscriber, could call a special 800 number (or a 703 number in Virginia) and provide the account number and then a message of up to 100 words. — Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for 800 number

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1971, in the meaning defined above

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