Yellow Pages (Noun)
Meaning
A telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- People used to look up businesses in the yellow pages before searching online became the norm.
- The company made sure to list their number in the local yellow pages for maximum visibility.
- Back in the day, having a big ad in the yellow pages was one of the key ways for a business to attract new customers.
- To create a new business listing, she opened the yellow pages, picked a category, and wrote down the important phone numbers of similar services.
- He decided to check the yellow pages for nearby mechanics when his old car broke down on the side of the road.