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Meaning of payphone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpeɪˌfoʊn

Definitions

A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

Equivalents

Bosanski automat
Deutsch Münzfernsprecher Münztelefon
Español teléfono público
Suomi puhelinautomaatti rahapuhelin yleisöpuhelin
Hrvatski automat
Bahasa Indonesia telepon koin telepon umum
日本語 公衆電話
한국어 공중전화
Polski automat
Português orelhão
Русский обще́ственный телефо́н таксофон телефон-автомат
Српски automat
Tiếng Việt điện thoại công cộng

Examples

“I only had ten cents in my pocket, so I couldn't use the payphone to call a cab.”
“You called me from a payphone / They still got payphones / It costs a dollar a minute / To tell me you're getting sober”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

paypig paypoint Payroll payroll tax payrollee payroller

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