pay phone

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noun
  1. a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call.

Origin of pay phone

1
First recorded in 1935–40
  • Also called pay station.

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British Dictionary definitions for payphone

payphone

/ (ˈpeɪˌfəʊn) /


noun
  1. a public telephone operated by coins or a phonecard

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