answering machine
noun
: a machine that receives telephone calls by playing a recorded message and usually by recording messages from callers
Examples of answering machine in a Sentence
I haven't spoken to him yet, but he left a message on my answering machine.
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Jill had the kind of answering machine that plays messages out loud in the room while they are being recorded.
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Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Beach recalled hearing a message on his home answering machine tipping him off to a hot booking at the club.
—Thom Duffy, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
The next morning, Menken learned the news from dozens of messages on his answering machine.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The poster notes items needed for the election: flashlights, computers, radios, batteries, modems, FAX machines, calculators, bullhorns, walkie-talkies, generators and answering machines, among other items.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Beach recalled hearing a message on his home answering machine tipping him off to a hot booking at the club.
—Thom Duffy, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
The next morning, Menken learned the news from dozens of messages on his answering machine.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The poster notes items needed for the election: flashlights, computers, radios, batteries, modems, FAX machines, calculators, bullhorns, walkie-talkies, generators and answering machines, among other items.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Answering machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/answering%20machine. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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