"dial-around" meaning in All languages combined

See dial-around on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dial-around (uncountable)
  1. (telecommunications, chiefly attributive) A service that allows an international (or other) telephone call to be made indirectly through another number, thus avoiding the usual call routing and potentially saving money. Tags: attributive, uncountable Categories (topical): Telecommunications

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