collect call
collect call · collect calls
R-Gespräch
A telephone call paid for by the receiver, as opposed to the callerA telephone call paid for by the receiver (callee), as opposed to the caller.
» I'd like to make a collect call to Japan.
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US)A telephone call paid for by the receiver (callee), as opposed to the caller.
Hello, operator — I'd like to make a collect call.
R-Gespräch
a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for
Examples
10 sentencesI'd like to make a collect call to Japan.
I want to make a collect call to Australia.
My telephone plan does not cover collect calls.
I want to make a collect call to Japan.
deIch hätte gern ein R-Gespräch nach Japan. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'd like to make a collect call to Boston.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
a phone call paid for by the receiver:
Forms
plural: collect calls| Singular | collect call |
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| Plural | collect calls |
regular