contact number

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A contact number is a telephone number where someone can be reached.

The phrase appears on forms, websites, and official correspondence: Please provide a contact number where we can reach you during business hours.

It's slightly more formal than "phone number" and suggests the number is being collected for a specific purpose.

Related
  • helplinePhone service for assistance
  • landlineStationary wired telephone
  • dialGraduated circular indicator
  • phoneHandheld communication device
  • toll-freeWithout connection charges

mobile · call back · directory · white pages · voicemail · leave a message · area code · extension · direct line · rolodex · call · digits · reach · operator · on hold · touch base · 911 · listing

Opposites
contact method type

contact numbermailing address

Where to send correspondence

street address · physical address · postal address · home address · business address

reachability/accessibility

contact numberunlisted number

Phone kept from directories

blocked number · off the grid · unavailable · unreachable · anonymous

Family

number, contact, numbers, contacts, numbered, numbering, contacted, numeral, numerical

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G