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View synonyms for collect call

collect call

noun

  1. a long-distance telephone call that is to be paid for by the person or station receiving it.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of collect call1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences

He’s trying to raise his children through collect calls, 15 minutes at a time.

From Time

While the agents did verify that Tessier made the collect call he said he did, the ticket blew a huge hole in his alibi.

This was a collect call placed from Canada to the police department?

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