call collect
English
editVerb
editcall collect (third-person singular simple present calls collect, present participle calling collect, simple past and past participle called collect)
- (US, intransitive) To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call.
- In the days of payphones, if you had no coins, you could call collect and hope that the callee would accept the charges.
- (US, transitive) To call (someone) in this way.
- Call me what you want — just don’t call me collect.
- Please call me to let me know you’re safe — you’re welcome to call me collect.
Synonyms
edit- reverse the charge (Britain, Ireland)
Related terms
edit- collect call (noun)
Translations
editto make a phone call paid by the person receiving the call
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See also
edit- prank (method for limited but free communication)