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reverse the charges

reverse the charges verb: to make a telephone call for which the party who is called agrees to pay.

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. (UK, intransitive) To make a telephone call for which the party who is called agrees to pay.
    Synonyms:
    call collect

Synonyms of reverse the charges

Forms of reverse the charges

third-person singular presentreverses the charges
present participlereversing the charges
past participlereversed the charges
pastreversed the charges
alternative formreverse the charge

Questions about reverse the charges

What does reverse the charges mean?
Reverse the charges means to make a telephone call for which the party who is called agrees to pay.
What part of speech is reverse the charges?
Reverse the charges is a verb.
What is the past tense of reverse the charges?
The past tense of reverse the charges is reversed the charges.

Words near reverse the charges in the dictionary

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  2. reverse swing
  3. reverse takeover
  4. reverse takeovers
  5. reverse the charge
  6. reverse the charges
  7. reverse thrust
  8. reverse thrusts
  9. reverse transcriptase
  10. reverse transcriptases
  11. reverse transcription

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