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a public telephone that requires pre-payment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card
I only had ten cents in my pocket, so I couldnt use the payphone to call a cab.
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payphone — (n.) also pay phone, 1936, from PAY (Cf. pay) (v.) + PHONE (Cf. phone) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
payphone — ► NOUN ▪ a public telephone operated by coins or by a credit or prepaid card … English terms dictionary
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payphone — UK [ˈpeɪˌfəʊn] / US [ˈpeɪfoʊn] noun [countable] Word forms payphone : singular payphone plural payphones a telephone in a public place that you pay to use … English dictionary
payphone — [[t]pe͟ɪfoʊn[/t]] payphones also pay phone N COUNT A payphone is a telephone which you need to put coins or a card in before you can make a call. Payphones are usually in public places … English dictionary
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payphone — pay phone n. A telephone that requires immediate payment for operation, as by a coin or credit card. Also called pay station. * * * … Universalium
