Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call collect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: cal-l -col-lect
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

American usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To call (someone) in this way.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"In the days of payphones, if you had no coins, you could call collect and hope that the callee would accept the charges."
"Call me what you want — just don’t call me collect."
"Please call me to let me know you’re safe — you’re welcome to call me collect."

Usage

Inflected Forms

calls collect (present, singular) calling collect (participle, present) called collect (participle, past) called collect (past)

Phrases

collect call

Frequently Paired Words

collect call prank

Synonyms

reverse the charge

Questions

What does call collect mean?: 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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