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TOLL FREE NUMBER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- toll free number
1, record 1, English, toll%20free%20number
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- toll-free number 2, record 1, English, toll%2Dfree%20number
correct
- 1 800 number 3, record 1, English, 1%20800%20number
North America
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An 800 (or other prefix) phone number that, when dialled, is charged to its owner not to its caller. 4, record 1, English, - toll%20free%20number
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Freefone
- Freephone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services téléphoniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- numéro sans frais
1, record 1, French, num%C3%A9ro%20sans%20frais
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- numéro vert 2, record 1, French, num%C3%A9ro%20vert
correct, masculine noun, France
- numéro d'appel sans frais 2, record 1, French, num%C3%A9ro%20d%27appel%20sans%20frais
correct, masculine noun
- numéro de libre appel 3, record 1, French, num%C3%A9ro%20de%20libre%20appel
masculine noun
- numéro 800 4, record 1, French, num%C3%A9ro%20800
masculine noun, North America
- numéro libre appel 5, record 1, French, num%C3%A9ro%20libre%20appel
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Numéro à composer pour établir sans frais une communication téléphonique interurbaine. 4, record 1, French, - num%C3%A9ro%20sans%20frais
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En France, ce numéro s'appelle couramment le numéro vert. L'expression numéro de libre appel s'emploie en style administratif. La ligne qui permet ces communications porte le nom de ligne de libre appel. 4, record 1, French, - num%C3%A9ro%20sans%20frais
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
numéro sans frais : terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada. 6, record 1, French, - num%C3%A9ro%20sans%20frais
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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