answering service

== English == === Noun === answering service (plural answering services) (dated) A service that collects and responds to telephone calls for its clients. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “answering service”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “answering service”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “answering service”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “answering service”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “answering service” (US) / “answering service” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “answering service”, in Collins English Dictionary.