Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premium-rate telephone number

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: pre-mi-um-rate tele-phone num-ber
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A telephone number for which an extra charge is assessed to the caller, part of which is returned to the owner of the number.

Etymology

In the original North American Numbering Plan, telephone numbers with the 800 area code were designated as toll-free, whereby the recipient of the call assumed all associated charges. Subsequently, telephone companies introduced 900 numbers, enabling the subscriber to impose additional fees on callers.

Inflected Forms

premium-rate telephone numbers (plural)

Phrases

1-900 800 number

Frequently Paired Words

1-900 800 number

Synonyms

900 number

Questions

What does premium-rate telephone number mean?: A telephone number for which an extra charge is assessed to the caller, part of which is returned to the owner of the number.
Where does premium-rate telephone number come from?: In the original North American Numbering Plan, telephone numbers with the 800 area code were designated as toll-free, whereby the recipient of the call assumed all associated charges. Subsequently, telephone companies introduced 900 numbers, enabling the subscriber to impose additional fees on callers.

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