(US, intransitive) To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call.
(US, intransitive) To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call.
In the days of payphones, if you had no coins, you could call collect and hope that the callee would accept the charges.
Call collect means: To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
call collect means: To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Call collect means: To make a telephone call in which the cost of the call is paid by the person receiving the call; to place a collect call.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(US, transitive) To call (someone) in this way.
Please call me to let me know you’re safe — you’re welcome to call me collect.
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