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wire service
noun
a business organization that gathers news, news photos, the latest stock-market prices, etc., for distribution, usually by teletypewriter, to its subscribers, especially newspapers: so called from the original transmission of news by telegraph wire.
Also called wire agency.
Origin:
1940–45
1940–45
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| wire service | |
| —n | |
| chiefly (US), (Canadian) an agency supplying news, etc, to newspapers, radio and television stations, etc | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | wire service |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See news service |
Example sentences
The wire service would also charge a fee for service.
Ask you to send money right away, through a wire service or overnight delivery.
The early transmissions affected subscribers of one wire service.
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