collect call

Noun

Meaning

a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

call buzz ring phone call crank call telephone call trunk call toll call long-distance call local call call collect reverse charge telephone conversation toll-free call make a collect
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Antonyms

hang up the receiver put down the phone hang up the phone

Hypernyms

call phone call telephone call

Related terms

call collect

Examples

I disconnected as a sleepy Seth stepped out of the bedroom. "Who's Dante? Was that a collect call to the Inferno?” "They won't accept the charges,” I murmured. Richelle Mead

Close letter words and terms

colleagueship collect collect book collect dust collect oneself collect skin