pay phone

English - Turkish

Definition of pay phone in English Turkish dictionary

{k} umumi/ankesörlü telefon

jetonlu telefon

ankesörlü telefon

Related Terms

payphone

Ankesörlü telefon

English - English

Definition of pay phone in English English dictionary

public phone, phone that requires coin or card to use

A telephone that requires immediate payment for operation, as by a coin or credit card. Also called pay station. a public telephone that you can use when you put in a coin or a credit card

a coin-operated telephone

Related Terms

payphone

a public telephone that requires pre-payment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card

payphone

A public (or private) telephone that accepts coins or encoded credit cards

payphone

A public telephone where calls may be paid for with coins, phone cards, credit cards or reverse charge facilities

payphone

{i} public phone, phone that requires coina or card to use

payphone

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

Turkish pronunciation

pey fōn

Synonyms

call box, coin telephone, pay station, public telephone, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone kiosk

Pronunciation

/ˈpā ˈfōn/ /ˈpeɪ ˈfoʊn/

Etymology

[ 'pA ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French paier, from Latin pacare to pacify, from pac-, pax peace.