mobile phone

noun

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By entering the Sweepstakes through use of a mobile phone, entrants acknowledge and agree that notification of winning may result in charges pursuant to the terms of entrants’ carrier’s rate plan. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024 Plus, users can even fill out forms on their mobile phone on the fly — helpful if there's no access to a computer for a while. Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024 Microsoft bought most of Nokia’s mobile phone business in 2013 before selling it in 2016. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024 Many mobile phone providers and utility companies rely on NCTUE for credit checks. Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mobile phone 

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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mobile phone

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