collect call (Meaning)

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collect call (n)

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

No Synonyms and anytonyms found

Stranded at the airport, he resorted to making a collect call to his wife.
Back in the day, collect calls were the only way for travelers to reach loved ones without a credit card.
With the rise of mobile phones, the use of collect calls has significantly declined.
The operator informed him the collect call could not be completed as the recipient declined to accept the charges.
Worried sick, she waited anxiously by the phone hoping for a collect call from her missing child.
Some mobile networks still offer collect call services, but at a premium rate.
He instructed the hotel staff to only accept collect calls due to concerns about phone scams.
Dad promised to make a collect call every week to keep us updated on his business trip.
The movie depicted a dramatic scene where the hero uses a payphone to make a desperate collect call.
As a prank, his friends pretended to be a debt collector when he answered a collect call.

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

No synonyms found.

No antonyms found.

Stranded at the airport, he resorted to making a collect call to his wife.

Back in the day, collect calls were the only way for travelers to reach loved ones without a credit card.

With the rise of mobile phones, the use of collect calls has significantly declined.

The operator informed him the collect call could not be completed as the recipient declined to accept the charges.