🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

llamada a cobro revertido

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ya-mada a ko-bro re-ver-ti-do

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reverse-Charge Call/rɪˈvɜrs tʃɑrd kɔl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Hizo una llamada a cobro revertido a su familia."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A telephone call for which the recipient agrees to pay the charges instead of the caller.

    "She made a reverse-charge call to her family while traveling abroad."
  2. 2

    A service that allows a caller to request that the recipient pays for the call.

    "The hotel provided a reverse-charge call service for guests needing to contact their relatives."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'reverse-charge call' originates from telecommunications jargon, where 'reverse' indicates the opposite direction of payment for the call, and 'charge' refers to the cost incurred. This concept emerged in the late 20th century as mobile and long-distance calling became prevalent, allowing the recipient to pay for the call instead of the caller.

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