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单词 pay phone
释义

pay phone

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noun

a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call.
Also called pay station.

Origin of pay phone

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby pay phone

payout, payout ratio, PayPass, pay-per-click, pay-per-view, pay phone, payroll, payroller, payroll tax, Payr's sign, Paysandú
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Example sentences from the Web for pay phone

  • Though both Galicot brothers reside in San Diego, their pay-phone empire appears to be a tangled web that spans continents.

    Two Companies Accused of Fleecing U.S. Troops|R.M. Schneiderman|March 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • Satisfied that Nugent considered the Ewing story dead, Joey left the paper and hurried to a pay-phone.

    The Prophetic Camera|John McGreevey

British Dictionary definitions for pay phone

payphone
/ (ˈpeɪˌfəʊn) /

noun

a public telephone operated by coins or a phonecard
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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