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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

kontofon

English translation:

direct telephone banking number

Added to glossary by Diarmuid Kennan
Apr 28, 2006 07:50
18 yrs ago
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Norwegian term

kontofon

Norwegian to English Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology) Telephones
The dictionary definition is: talemaskin som telefonisk gir bankkunder opplysning om saldo og bevegelser på deres konto.
But what is it called in English?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 direct telephone banking number
5 phone bank
5 bankphone

Discussion

Diarmuid Kennan (asker) Apr 28, 2006:
But is phone banking a talking machine, or a person. A machine is required here.

Proposed translations

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direct telephone banking number

...or the more vernacular "cash call".

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Note added at 18 mins (2006-04-28 08:09:31 GMT)
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According to Kunnskapsforlagets store NO-EN
Peer comment(s):
agree ojinaga
6 hrs
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phone bank

I use this service for my UK bank account, and this is the name given to it.

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Note added at 20 mins (2006-04-28 08:10:50 GMT)
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This is a fully automated service, so a machine is used.
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17 hrs

bankphone

In the US there are services with this name. Check out www.bankphone.com
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