1-800

1800 English Alternative forms en 800 (800) 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. Pronunciation wŭn'āthŭnʹdrəd, en /ˌwʌneɪtˈhʌndɹəd/ en one eight hun dred Noun ? en North America 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? en 1994 Bill Clinton Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=0AEjf3Fag4xITj6kSyQTSGX&id=8tfWFK774q4C&q=%22got+a+1-800%22&dq=%22got+a+1-800%22&pgis=1 FEMA has got a 1-800 number. 1999, 106-1 Hearing We provided a 1-800 hot line and a new food stamp tool kit which I would also like to provide for the record. en 2001 David Wade; Ron Recardo Corporate Performance Management http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN087719386X&id=TPaFRi2aR88C&pg=PA130&lpg=PA130&sig=-PYMM7Uxih8ouqnlTz5_gTOsvKE Exhibit 9.2 represents a 1-800 customer ordering process. en 2001 Mark Graham The Third Day http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN1931468036&id=Ooiu53lcrl8C&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=I've+got+a+1-800%22&sig=v5I4ZFKO1lewpzt7GYzevrdGJoQ 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. en 2002 Elaine Dundon The Seeds of Innovation 115 https://archive.org/details/seedsofinnovatio0000dund/page/115/mode/1up 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. en 2003 Bambi Vincent; Bob Arno Travel Advisory!: How to Avoid Thefts, Cons, and Street Scams While Traveling http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1566251982&id=gNHlLqAuDLYC&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=%22I+got+a+1-800%22&sig=ZKLbEsUEF3EQ4Fx-e0hIW9BSTdg “I got a 1-800 number. I could check your credit card right now, and get an approval code, or find out if it's stolen or not. Just dial a 1-800 number and deal with computers." Synonyms 1-800 number (North America) en 0800 number (UK) en 0500 number (UK, rarely used) en 0808 number (UK, rarely used) en Freefone number (UK) toll-free number (North America) Related terms en 1-900 1-976 1-555 Anagrams en 0018 1080 en Telephony