helpline

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US/ˈhɛlpˌlaɪn/

noun

A telephone service (or (by extension) one using email, SMS, or the Web) which offers help to those who call, as either a public emergency service or customer service.

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Meanings

nounhelpline (plural helplines)

plural helplines

  1. communicationsA telephone service (or (by extension) one using email, SMS, or the Web) which offers help to those who call, as either a public emergency service or customer service.

Origin

From help + line.

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Translations

Danish hjælpelinje
  • hjælpelinjetelephone service
Dutch hulplijn
  • hulplijntelephone service
Finnish tukipalvelu, auttava puhelin
  • tukipalvelutelephone service
  • auttava puhelintelephone service
Hungarian segélyszolgálat, segélyvonal
  • segélyszolgálattelephone service
  • segélyvonaltelephone service
  • lelkisegély-szolgálattelephone service
  • lekisegély-vonaltelephone service
  • telefonos lelki elsősegélytelephone service
Māori waea āwhina
  • waea āwhinatelephone service
Norwegian Bokmål hjelpetelefon
  • hjelpetelefontelephone service
Polish infolinia
  • infoliniatelephone service
Swahili simu ya msaada
  • simu ya msaadatelephone service
Cite this entry
APA

helpline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helpline

MLA

“helpline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helpline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helpline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helpline.

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