📚 noun • entry_id 38140
payphone
/ˈpeɪˌfoʊn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
teléfono público
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.
I only had ten cents in my pocket, so I couldn't use the payphone to call a cab.
You called me from a payphone / They still got payphones / It costs a dollar a minute / To tell me you're getting sober
Phrases
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