collect call

Examples (20)

• He had no money, so he had to make a collect call to his parents.
• He had no money for the payphone, so he made a collect call to his parents.
• "Operator, I'd like to place a collect call to this number," she said from the payphone.
• The operator asked if I would accept a collect call from an unknown number.
• The operator asked if I would accept a collect call from an unknown number.
• Back in the day, making a collect call was the only way to phone home when you were broke.
• Inmates are only allowed to make one collect call per week.
• She immediately hung up when she heard it was a collect call.
• I had to refuse the collect call because I couldn't afford the charges.
• The prison only allows inmates to make collect calls to approved numbers.
• Before cell phones, making a collect call was a common way for travelers to check in.
• I received a surprisingly high phone bill due to a long collect call from my brother.
• If you run out of credit on your phone, will you be able to make a collect call?
• You can't make a collect call to a mobile phone in most countries.
• A collect call is a type of phone call where the recipient pays for the charges.
• My teenager asked me what a collect call was; it made me feel old.
• The hotel's policy does not permit guests to receive a collect call on the room phone.
• The emergency instructions said to find a landline and make a collect call to the hotline.
• Just make a collect call when you arrive, and I'll know you're there.
• With apps like Skype and WhatsApp, the collect call has become nearly obsolete.