telephone number
noun
: 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
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Each must include a valid mailing address and telephone number.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Modern homologation requirements have mostly put an end to that level of coachbuilding, but for the ultra-wealthy prepared to spend telephone numbers on cars, brands like Rolls-Royce will still occasionally oblige.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The bill would require the contact information posted on these websites to include the names and telephone number of the members of the board of directors of a public water authority.
—Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
An analysis by the Student Borrower Protection Center and the Consumer Federation of America lists 87 Congressional mandates that the CFPB is required to fulfill, including establishing an office that collects and monitors consumer complaints via a website and a toll-free telephone number.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Modern homologation requirements have mostly put an end to that level of coachbuilding, but for the ultra-wealthy prepared to spend telephone numbers on cars, brands like Rolls-Royce will still occasionally oblige.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The bill would require the contact information posted on these websites to include the names and telephone number of the members of the board of directors of a public water authority.
—Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
An analysis by the Student Borrower Protection Center and the Consumer Federation of America lists 87 Congressional mandates that the CFPB is required to fulfill, including establishing an office that collects and monitors consumer complaints via a website and a toll-free telephone number.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for telephone number
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“Telephone number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20number. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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