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View synonyms for collect call
collect call
noun
- a long-distance telephone call that is to be paid for by the person or station receiving it.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of collect call1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
While the agents did verify that Tessier made the collect call he said he did, the ticket blew a huge hole in his alibi.
From The Daily Beast
This was a collect call placed from Canada to the police department?
From Project Gutenberg
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