Definition of "collect call" []

• A telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "A female voice asked me if I would accept a collect call from Bari, Italy, for Mr. Nero Wolfe, and I said yes and told Wolfe."
• ""Will Mr. Dunross accept a collect call from Sydney, Australia, from a Mr. Duncan Dunross?""