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Term: Pay-phone

Definition:

A pay-phone, also known as a public telephone, is a device typically found in public locations, which allows a person to make phone calls by depositing coins or using a calling card.

Senses:

Sense 1 (Noun): A telephone that requires payment to be made before it can be used.

Sense 2 (Noun): The act of making a phone call from a pay-phone.

Usage:

Popular Usage: Pay-phones were more common before the widespread use of cell phones.

Local Usage: In the city center, there are still a few pay-phones available for public use.

Sample Sentences:

Sense 1:

1. She searched for a pay-phone to call a taxi.
2. The pay-phone was out of order, so I had to find another way to make the call.
3. Back in the day, people had to rely on pay-phones for long-distance calls.

Sense 2:

1. I remember the struggle of finding loose change to make a pay-phone call.
2. He used his calling card to make a pay-phone call to his parents.
3. Before smartphones, teenagers would often spend hours on end at the pay-phone, chatting with their friends.

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