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Meaning of "payphone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PAYPHONE

payphone  [ˈpeɪˌfəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAYPHONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Payphone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAYPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

payphone

Payphone

A payphone is typically a coin-operated public telephone, often located in a telephone booth or a privacy hood, with pre-payment by inserting money or by billing a credit, debit card, or a telephone card. Prepaid calling cards also facilitate establishing a call by first calling the provided Toll-free telephone number, entering the card account number and pin, then the desired connection telephone number - also offering the benefit of establishing many telephone number connections during a single payphone session. An equipment usage fee may be charged as additional units, minutes or tarif fee to the collect/third-party, debit, credit, telephone or prepaid calling card when used at payphones. Payphones are often found in public places, transportation hubs such as airports or train stations, convenience stores, malls, casinos, and on street corners. By agreement with the landlord, either the phone company pays rent for the location and keeps the revenue, or the landlord pays rent for the phone and shares the revenue. Some payphones, particularly at gas stations, are mounted in drive-up kiosk structures that can be used without leaving the vehicle.

Definition of payphone in the English dictionary

The definition of payphone in the dictionary is a public telephone operated by coins or a phonecard.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAYPHONE


audiphone
ˈɔːdɪˌfəʊn
cellphone
ˈsɛlˌfəʊn
diphone
ˈdaɪˌfəʊn
earphone
ˈɪəˌfəʊn
Entryphone
ˈentrɪˌfəʊn
Francophone
ˈfræŋkəʊˌfəʊn
handphone
ˈhændˌfəʊn
harmoniphone
hɑːˈmɒnɪˌfəʊn
interphone
ˈɪntəˌfəʊn
iPhone
ˈaɪˌfəʊn
megaphone
ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn
microphone
ˈmaɪkrəˌfəʊn
monotelephone
ˌmɒnəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn
polyphone
ˈpɒlɪˌfəʊn
radiotelephone
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn
saxophone
ˈsæksəˌfəʊn
smartphone
ˈsmɑːtˌfəʊn
speakerphone
ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn
telephone
ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn
videotelephone
ˌvɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAYPHONE

payment card
payment date
payment holiday
payment system
payment terms
paynim
paynimry
payoff
payola
payout
PayPass
payroll
payroll tax
Pays de la Loire
paysage
paysagist
payslip
payt
Payton
paywall

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAYPHONE

alto saxophone
Anglophone
answerphone
camera phone
cell phone
cellular phone
cellular telephone
Dictaphone
gramophone
homophone
hone
hydrophone
mobile phone
Persephone
phone
radio microphone
sousaphone
superphone
vibraphone
visiophone
xylophone

Synonyms and antonyms of payphone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «payphone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAYPHONE

Find out the translation of payphone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of payphone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «payphone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

付费电话
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teléfono público
570 millions of speakers

English

payphone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

payphone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هَاتِفٌ عُمُومِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

таксофон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

telefone público
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেফোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cabine à pièces
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telefon bimbit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Münzfernsprecher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公衆電話
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공중전화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Payphone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy điện thoại trả tiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டண தொலைபேசி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेफोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ankesörlü telefon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

telefono a pagamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płatny telefon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

таксофон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

telefon public
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τηλέφωνο με κερματοδέκτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

telefooncel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

telefonkiosk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telefonkiosk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of payphone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAYPHONE»

The term «payphone» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.654 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAYPHONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about payphone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAYPHONE»

Discover the use of payphone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to payphone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Telecommunications Cost Management
Saving money by using a customer-owned payphone Besides using a payphone provided by the local phone company, a business may decide to use a private payphone company, or purchase and install its own payphone. Either way, the ...
S. C. Strother, 2002
2
An Introduction to U.S. Telecommunications Law
I. The Business or Premises Owner The business or premises owner chooses the payphone vendor whose equipment will be placed at his or her establishment. This makes the business or premises owner a key economic player. Payphone ...
Charles H. Kennedy, 2001
3
Federal Communications Commission (Parts 40 - 69)
2006] §64.1301 Per-payphone compensation. (a) Interim access code and subscriber 800 calls. In the absence of a negotiated agreement to pay a different amount, each entity listed in Appendix A of the Fifth Order on Reconsideration and ...
Griffes
4
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, Telecommunication, ...
§64.1300 Payphone compensation obligation. (a) For purposes of this subpart, a Completing Carrier is a long distance carrier or switch-based long distance reseller that completes a coinless access code or subscriber toll-free payphone call ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
5
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(c) In the absence of an agreement as required by paragraph (a) of this section, the carrier is obligated to compensate the payphone service provider at a per-call rate of $.24. [61 FR 52324, Oct. 7, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 58686, Oct. 30, ...
National Archives and Records Administration Staff, Office of the Federal Register (U.S.), 1986
6
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
the period beginning November 7, 1996, and ending October 6, 1997. in the amount listed in Appendix A per payphone per month. A complete copy of Appendix A is available at www.fcc.gov. (b) Interim payphone compensation for inmate ...
‎2003
7
Communications Law and Practice
(a) NONDISCRIMINATION SAFEGUARDS -After the effective date of the rules prescribed pursuant to subsection (b), any Bell operating company that provides payphone service - (1) shall not subsidize its payphone service directly or indirectly ...
Stuart N. Brotman
8
The Telecommunications Act of 1996: Law & Legislative History
274. PROVISION OF PAYPHONE SERVICE. "(a) NON-DISCRIMINATION SAFEGUARDS.— After the effective date of the rules prescribed pursuant to subsection (b), any Bell operating company that provides payphone service — "( 1) shall not ...
‎2001
9
United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court ...
Typically, an individual aggregator collects claims from different payphone operators; the aggregator promises to remit to the relevant payphone operator ( i. e., the assignor of the claim) any dial-around compensation that is recovered; the ...
Supreme Court (U S ), 2013
10
Telecommunications Act of 1996: Public Law 104-104, February ...
After the effective date of the rules prescribed pursuant to subsection (b), any Bell operating company that provides payphone service — "(1) shall not subsidize its payphone service directly or indirectly from its telephone exchange service ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAYPHONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term payphone is used in the context of the following news items.
1
It's the last call for Detroit's pay phones
Source: Data from National Payphone Clearinghouse and Wireline Competition Bureau, analyzed by Detroit Free Press data reporter Kristi ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
2
What's On in Edinburgh this week
... creates the single greatest financial empire the decade has seen, spun largely from the invisible confines of the school payphone. Using the ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Winnipeg Man Allegedly Calls in Fake Bomb Threat
Winnipeg Man Allegedly Calls in Fake Bomb Threat from Payphone. July 25, 2015 09:49 AM in News • 0 Comments. 1. Share. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. «ChrisD.ca, Jul 15»
4
Calling all who remember the Newark Telephone Co.
Soon came the payphone booth; at first, it was a nickel, but like everything else, inflation set in. Long distance calls from a payphone might ... «The Newark Advocate, Jul 15»
5
Dies the Victim, Dies the City
The outdoor payphone in front of the precinct house has been ripped out. The lunchette across the street is empty and fire-blackened. At first, a ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
6
County meets Monday
Consider and possibly approve the renewal of an agreement by the sheriff's office with Securus Technologies, Inc. to Provide Payphone ... «The Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Bitphone Allows Users Make Global Calls using Digital Currency
Nonetheless, the Bitcoin Payphone is now available in beta; however, for that the users need to register and try out the new service. This is ... «ForexMinute.com, Jul 15»
8
Bitphone Becomes First Bitcoin Phone Company, Skype Competitor
Remember back in the 1980's when you had to deposit US$0.25 to make a call on the payphone? You had to share a phone, and its germs, ... «CoinTelegraph, Jul 15»
9
'Pee-wee's Big Adventure': Famous Lines & the Ones That Oughta Be
So he turns away from the payphone and calls out “The stars at night, are big and bright!” to which passersby all respond with clapping and the ... «Biography, Jul 15»
10
Fake kidnap plot lands ice addict in jail
The court heard Le-Gallienne texted the girl's mother from a payphone, making demands for cash. Le-Gallienne later told police he tried hard not to laugh as his ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»

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