| 单词 | to call collect |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto call collect Originally with reference to sending a letter, parcel, telegram, etc.: so as to be paid for upon receipt. Now chiefly with reference to making a phone call: by reversing the charges. Frequently in to call collect. Cf. collect on delivery at collect v. 1f. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [adverb] > type of call long distance1902 collect2012 1870 Memphis (Tennessee) Daily Appeal 2 July Orders for any amount will be sent, Collect on Delivery, upon terms explained in our circular.] 1891 N.Z. Parl. Deb. 72 462/1 I send this telegram ‘Collect’, but, if you think I should pay, surcharge me with cost. 1933 M. de la Roche Master of Jalna xxii. 238 Alayne..went into the library to the telephone. She arranged for coal to be sent collect. 2012 T. McMillan Getting to Happy 475 She..calls me collect from some cheap motel where she and the kids are hiding out. < as lemmas |
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