payphone

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English - Turkish
Ankesörlü telefon
English - English
a public telephone that requires pre-payment 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.

A public (or private) telephone that accepts coins or encoded credit cards
A public telephone where calls may be paid for with coins, phone cards, credit cards or reverse charge facilities
{i} public phone, phone that requires coina or card to use
A payphone is a telephone which you need to put coins or a card in before you can make a call. Payphones are usually in public places

Related Terms

payphones
plural of payphone