payphone
/ˈpeɪfəʊn/noun
उच्चारण पेफ़ोन
पेफ़ोन, सिक्का या कार्ड से चलने वाला सार्वजनिक टेलीफ़ोन
Core word
noun
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a public telephone that you use by putting in coins or a card
पेफ़ोन, सिक्का या कार्ड से चलने वाला सार्वजनिक टेलीफ़ोन
- He called home from a payphone at the station.
- Payphones are rare now because nearly everyone has a mobile.
- Radhika used the payphone when her battery died.
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- Old payphones still stand outside the railway station, though few people use them.
- He found a payphone and called his father to say the train was late.
- Do you remember when every street corner had a payphone?
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Notes
British and American: British English also says phone box or phone booth for the place where a payphone stands.
British and American: British English में जिस जगह payphone लगा होता है उसे phone box या phone booth भी कहते हैं।