tipline

English

Etymology

tip +‎ line

Noun

tipline (plural tiplines)

1. A hotline allowing callers to tip off the authorities.
   • 1999, Shay Bilchik, When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide, page 59:

     Some tiplines assign a special number to each caller to ensure that a particular caller gets credit for the tip.

   • 2001, Carlos A. Arnaldo, Child Abuse on the Internet: Breaking the Silence, page 211:

     They hold classes online to teach safety and have one of the most popular volunteer tiplines at the site to report cybercrimes against children.

Anagrams

• pitline