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The correct spelling is payphone.
How to pronounce payphone
noun
Say it like: Pay-fon-e
The correct spelling is payphone. A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card. For example: "I only had ten cents in my pocket, so I couldn't use the payphone to call a cab."
Usage Examples
“I only had ten cents in my pocket, so I couldn't use the payphone to call a cab.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.
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