Hi, I'd like to know the opposite word of toll-free call. Is "pay call" correct or understandable?
J jasmin39 Junior Member Joined Sep 5, 2013 Member Type Other Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Dec 3, 2015 #1 Hi, I'd like to know the opposite word of toll-free call. Is "pay call" correct or understandable?
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Dec 3, 2015 #2 I found examples of 'make a paid call' on https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q="make+a+paid+call"
I found examples of 'make a paid call' on https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q="make+a+paid+call"
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Dec 3, 2015 #3 'Paid calls' seems more common than 'charged calls' according to https://books.google.com/ngrams/gra...url=t1;,paid calls;,c0;.t1;,charged calls;,c0
'Paid calls' seems more common than 'charged calls' according to https://books.google.com/ngrams/gra...url=t1;,paid calls;,c0;.t1;,charged calls;,c0
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 3, 2015 #4 If the opposite is a toll-free call, it seems logical to me to call it a toll call.
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 3, 2015 #5 In the old days of monopoly phone service, calls that were outside of your local calling area were called "toll calls."
In the old days of monopoly phone service, calls that were outside of your local calling area were called "toll calls."
J jasmin39 Junior Member Joined Sep 5, 2013 Member Type Other Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Dec 3, 2015 #6 What about "chargeable calls"?
J jasmin39 Junior Member Joined Sep 5, 2013 Member Type Other Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Dec 3, 2015 #7 MikeNewYork said: If the opposite is a toll-free call, it seems logical to me to call it a toll call. Click to expand... I made a mistake in my question. I should have asked, "What do you call calls we have to pay the charge?"
MikeNewYork said: If the opposite is a toll-free call, it seems logical to me to call it a toll call. Click to expand... I made a mistake in my question. I should have asked, "What do you call calls we have to pay the charge?"
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Dec 3, 2015 #8 jasmin39 said: I made a mistake in my question. I should have asked, "What do you call calls we have to pay for?" Click to expand... Your original question was perfectly understandable.
jasmin39 said: I made a mistake in my question. I should have asked, "What do you call calls we have to pay for?" Click to expand... Your original question was perfectly understandable.