pay phone

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pey fohn]
- /peɪ foʊn/
- /peɪ fəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey fohn]
- /peɪ foʊn/

Definitions of pay phone words

noun pay phone a public telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call. 1
noun pay phone public phone: takes coins, card 1
noun pay phone a public telephone, usually coin-operated 0

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Origin of pay phone

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Pay phone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pay phone

pay phone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pay phone usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pay phone

noun pay phone

call box — A call box is the same as a telephone box.

Just one Synonym for pay phone