ANSWERING MACHINE


Meaning of ANSWERING MACHINE in English

( BrE also an·swer·phone / ˈɑːnsəfəʊn; NAmE ˈænsərfoʊn/) noun

a machine which you connect to your telephone to answer your calls and record any message left by the person calling :

I called several times, but only got the answering machine.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.