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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reverse the charges

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
re-verse the charges
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a telephone call for which the party who is called agrees to pay.

British usage; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

reverses the charges (present, singular) reversing the charges (participle, present) reversed the charges (participle, past) reversed the charges (past) reverse the charge (alternative)

Phrases

reverse-charge

Frequently Paired Words

reverse-charge

Synonyms

call collect

Questions

What does reverse the charges mean?
To make a telephone call for which the party who is called agrees to pay.

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