“800” number

noun

1. any toll-free telephone number, usually with a 3-digit code of 800, established, as by a business, so that people from widespread areas can call for merchandise, information, or services.

Example Sentences

In a Monday statement, Combs’ attorneys denied the latest allegations and said that Buzbee’s earlier news conference and the 800 number for alleged victims that he set up ahead of Sunday’s “barrage of filings” were “clear attempts to garner publicity.”

From Los Angeles Times

The letters told her to call the 800 number and set up a payment schedule.

From Literature

Nesbit also wrote that disabled claimants “are waiting an unacceptable average of over six months for a decision on an initial disability claim and over 30 minutes to speak to a representative on our National 800 Number.”

From Washington Post

Virginia this summer adopted 988, the three-digit phone number for mental health emergencies, which replaced a longer 800 number.

From Washington Post

One mistake I made was calling the general 800 number for the banks to do that.

From Los Angeles Times