payphone
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payphone
- /ˈpeɪˌfoʊn/ US
Where it comes from
From pay + phone.
noun payphones · pay phone
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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.
Similar: tickey box
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noun a public telephone
| Español | teléfono público |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공중전화 gongjungjeonhwa |
| 日本語 | 公衆電話 kōshū denwa |
| 中文 | 公用電話 /公用电话 gōngyòng diànhuà |
| Português | orelhão |
| Deutsch | Münztelefon, Münzfernsprecher |
| Русский | таксофо́н taksofón, телефо́н-автома́т telefón-avtomát, обще́ственный телефо́н obščéstvennyj telefón |
Talk about this word "payphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/payphone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. payphone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/payphone "payphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/payphone.
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@misc{payphone_2026,
title = {payphone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/payphone},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
