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cardphone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A public telephone that accepts prepaid cards rather than coins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From card + phone.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 磁卡電話 /磁卡电话 (cíkǎ diànhuà) — public telephone that accepts cards rather than coins
  • Finnish: korttipuhelin — public telephone that accepts cards rather than coins
  • Greek: καρτοτηλέφωνο (kartotiléfono) — public telephone that accepts cards rather than coins
  • Hungarian: kártyás telefon — public telephone that accepts cards rather than coins
  • Russian: ка́рточный телефо́н (kártočnyj telefón) — public telephone that accepts cards rather than coins