collect call

noun

A telephone call paid for by the receiver (callee), as opposed to the caller.

“Hello, operator — I'd like to make a collect call.”

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Meanings

nouncollect call (plural collect calls)

plural collect calls

  1. CanadaUSA telephone call paid for by the receiver (callee), as opposed to the caller.

    Hello, operator — I'd like to make a collect call.

Translations

Finnish vastapuhelu
  • vastapuhelua phone call paid for by the receiver
French PCV
  • PCVa phone call paid for by the receiver
German R-Gespräch
  • R-Gesprächa phone call paid for by the receiver
Persian تماس میزبانوار
  • تماس میزبانوارa phone call paid for by the receiver
Polish rozmowa na koszt rozmówcy
  • rozmowa na koszt rozmówcya phone call paid for by the receiver
Cite this entry
APA

collect call. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collect%20call

MLA

“collect call.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collect%20call. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collect call,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collect%20call.

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