call collect1 American EnglishAmETCT to make a telephone call that is paid for by the person who receives it 打对方付费电话 SYN British English reverse the chargescall collect• He has been calling collect on the telephone, begging her to visit.
→ call collect at call1(4)
2 American EnglishAmETCT if you telephone someone collect, the person who receives the call pays for it 打受话人付费电话 → collect call SYN British English reverse the charges → call/phone somebody collect at collect2(1)