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Definition of Collect call
1. Noun. A telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Collect Call
Literary usage of Collect call
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Wills and Codicils by William Roberts (1815)
"... and the executors or administrators of such survivor, shall and do, as soon
as conveniently may be after my decease, receive, collect, call in, ..."
2. Cancun by Ulysses Travel Guides Staff (2004)
"... American and British citizens wishing to call someone in their native country
is through a direct collect-call or calling card service (eg. ..."
3. A Treatise Upon Wills and Codicils: With an Appendix of the Statutes, and a by William Roberts (1809)
"... shall and do,.a>*.soon as conveniently may be after my decease, receive,
collect, call in, dispose of, and absolutely convert into ready money, ..."
4. Slipping Through the Cracks: Unaccompanied Children Detained by the U.S by Rosa Ehrenreich (1997)
"I want to call my relatives in Acapulco but I have no money, and they can't take
a collect call because there is only a pay phone in the village. ..."
5. Adventure Guide by Heather Stimmler-Hall (2004)
"... Republic of Ireland, 00+353; New Zealand, 00+64), then the telephone number.
DID YOU KNOW! To use your calling card or make a collect call from France, ..."
6. A Traveler's Guide to the Galapagos Islands by Barry Boyce (2004)
"You can also charge calls (or place a collect call) by using your telephone
CALLING CARD. This will be less expensive than charging the call to your hotel ..."
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