reverse-charge

British

adjective

US equivalent: collect. (prenominal) (of a telephone call) made at the recipient's expense

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reverse-charge

I would then have to go the telecommunications HQ in the capital, Freetown, to make a reverse-charge call to London to be able to file a report for the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2022

Some systems on the network took reverse-charge connections—like a 1-800 number—and some, including Altos, didn't.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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