collect call — A telephone call paid for by the person receiving it rather than the person making it
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A telephone call paid for by the person receiving it rather than the person making it
Pronunciation (IPA): /kəˈlekt kɔːl/
Korean meaning: 수신자가 요금을 부담하는 전화 통화 (수신자 부담 전화)
Korean pronunciation: 컬**렉**트 콜
Example Sentences
- My teenage son tried to make a collect call from summer camp, but I pretended not to hear the operator.
- In the era before cell phones, collect calls were common for emergency situations.
- She made a collect call to her ex-boyfriend to tell him she was getting married - talk about adding insult to injury!
collect call
NOUN//kəˈlekt kɔːl//
A telephone call paid for by the person receiving it rather than the person making it
A telephone call paid for by the person receiving it rather than the person making it
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Origin
'collect'는 라틴어 'colligere'(모으다)에서 나왔고, 여기서는 '요금을 모아서 받는다'는 의미로 발전했습니다. 과거에는 전화 요금을 받는 쪽에서 '모아서' 지불했다는 개념입니다.
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“My teenage son tried to make a collect call from summer camp, but I pretended not to hear the operator.”
“In the era before cell phones, collect calls were common for emergency situations.”
“She made a collect call to her ex-boyfriend to tell him she was getting married - talk about adding insult to injury!”
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