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(intransitive, Britain) To make a telephone call for which the party who is called agrees to pay.

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reverse the charge

Source Word

reverse the charge

Verb

Britain intransitive

(intransitive, Britain) To make a telephone call for which the party who is called agrees to pay.

Japanese Meaning

電話をかける際、受話者側に料金を負担させる電話をかける。 / 逆チャージ電話をかける。

Short on cash, she asked the operator to reverse the charge so her mother would pay for the call.

現金が足りなかったので、彼女は交換手に着信者負担で電話をかけてもらうよう頼み、母親に通話料を支払ってもらった。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, Britain) To make a telephone call for which the party who is called agrees to pay.

reverses the charge

（ present singular third-person ）

reversing the charge

（ participle present ）

reversed the charge

（ participle past ）

reversed the charge

（ past ）