Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

reverse-a-charge

Phrase

/rɪˈvɜrs ə tʃɑrdʒ/

Definition

A method of payment where the recipient of a phone call pays for the call instead of the caller.

Examples

If you’re in a situation where you can’t pay for the call, you might ask the operator to reverse-a-charge.
She used a reverse-a-charge call to contact her family from abroad.

Meaning

In telecommunications, ‘reverse-a-charge’ refers to a system that allows a person to make a phone call that is billed to the person receiving the call, not the one making it.