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pay-phone vs telephone

telephone vs pay-phone

pay-phone and telephone both are nouns.

pay-phone is not a verb while telephone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pay-phone Yes No No No
telephone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, telephone is a hypernym of pay-phone; that is, telephone is a word with a broader meaning than pay-phone:
  • pay-phone: a coin-operated telephone
  • telephone: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
Other hypernyms of pay-phone include phone, telephone set.
pay-phone (noun) telephone (noun)
a coin-operated telephone electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
transmitting speech at a distance
pay-phone (verb) telephone (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Difference between pay-phone and telephone

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