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Speakerphone

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, speakerphone means: A phone device or mode that plays a call through a loudspeaker so people can speak without holding the handset.

In Turkish: hoparlörlü telefon

How it is used

Used when several people share a call or need hands-free audio; tell the other caller when people nearby can hear the conversation.

Example sentences

  1. I'll put you on speakerphone so our office manager can hear the delivery update too.

    The phone's loudspeaker lets another person in the room hear the caller.

  2. Please switch off the speakerphone before discussing the employee's personal details.

    The request limits who nearby can hear sensitive information.

Common collocations

  • put someone on speakerphone
  • use a speakerphone
  • switch off the speakerphone
  • landlineA telephone connection that uses a fixed wire system in a building, not a mobile network.
  • put on holdTo keep a caller waiting on the line for a short time, usually while you check something or find the right person.

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