"reverse the charges" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reverses the charges [present, singular, third-person], reversing the charges [participle, present], reversed the charges [participle, past], reversed the charges [past], reverse the charge [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} reverse the charges (third-person singular simple present reverses the charges, present participle reversing the charges, simple past and past participle reversed the charges)
  1. (intransitive, British) To make a telephone call for which the party who is called agrees to pay. Tags: British, intransitive Synonyms: call collect [US] Related terms: reverse-charge Translations (to call collect): soittaa vastapuhelu (Finnish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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