Wats (Noun)

Meaning

A telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

• The company offered a WATS line for businesses to make frequent long-distance calls at a fixed rate.
• Employees were allowed to use the WATS phone to make personal calls to family members living in Zone 5.
• WATS lines were generally more affordable than traditional telephone services for companies with high call volumes.
• She was hired to manage the WATS account for the company's east coast operations.
• Using WATS saved the marketing department thousands of dollars in long-distance charges each quarter.

Synonyms

• WATS Line

Hypernyms

• Telephone Circuit
• Line
• Subscriber Line
• Phone Line