payphone

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪfəʊn/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
payphone /ˈpeɪˌfəʊn/ n
  1. a public telephone operated by coins or a phonecard
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈpay ˌphone, n. [countable]
  1. Telecommunicationsa public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins to pay for a call.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pay′ phone′, 
  1. Telecommunicationsa public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call. Also called pay′ sta′tion. 
  • 1935–40

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