| 单词 | toll call |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoll call toll call n. originally, † a telephone call which was not a local call and for which an individual charge was therefore made; in later (not British) use, a long-distance call, or a call between different telephone areas. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > call or message > types of personal call1843 local call1882 ringback1895 long distance1902 private call1907 trunk-call1910 toll call1912 callback1914 overflow1924 picture message1929 alarm call1966 text message1977 text1990 1912 Thiess & Joy Toll Telephone Pract. i. 3 Common usage among telephone men has led to the general classification of telephone service under four headings, as follows: local, suburban, toll and long distance... Any telephone call which is not local bears a special or toll charge and broadly may be termed a toll call; hence it seems proper to use the term ‘toll’ to embrace all service of this class, whether it be suburban, toll, or long distance in the narrow sense. 1928 E. Wallace Again Three Just Men x. 223 The telephone-bell rang. The voice of the porter informed him that a toll call had come through. 1965 S. T. Ollivier Petticoat Farm vi. 88 This ring was a toll call and would be costing a fortune. 1977 D. Anthony Stud Game vii. 45 Grant must have called the Bishop girl from here. She lives in Santa Monica, which makes it a toll call. < as lemmas |
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