pay phone
pay phone is the alternative form of payphone.
Meaning of payphone
Noun
payphone (plural payphones)
- A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.
- I only had ten cents in my pocket, so I couldn't use the payphone to call a cab.
- Synonyms:
- tickey box
Forms of pay phone
| plural | pay phones |
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Questions about pay phone
- What is pay phone the alternative form of?
- Pay phone is the alternative form of payphone.
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