See call collect on Wiktionary
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"To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call."
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"(US, intransitive) To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call."
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"word": "reverse the charge"
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"sense": "to make a phone call paid by the person receiving the call",
"word": "soittaa vastapuhelu"
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"sense": "to make a phone call paid by the person receiving the call",
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"sense": "to make a phone call paid by the person receiving the call",
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"To call (someone) in this way."
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"(US, transitive) To call (someone) in this way."
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"(US, intransitive) To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call."
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"text": "Please call me to let me know you’re safe — you’re welcome to call me collect.",
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"To call (someone) in this way."
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"(US, transitive) To call (someone) in this way."
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"word": "reverse the charge"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a phone call paid by the person receiving the call",
"word": "soittaa vastapuhelu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make a phone call paid by the person receiving the call",
"word": "appeler en PCV"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a phone call paid by the person receiving the call",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "dzwonić na koszt rozmówcy"
}
],
"word": "call collect"
}
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