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phonecard

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A chargecard used to pay for telephone calls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From phone + card.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 電話卡 /电话卡 (diànhuàkǎ) — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Finnish: puhelinkortti — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • French: télécarte — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • German: Telefonkarte — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Greek: τηλεκάρτα (tilekárta) — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Hungarian: telefonkártya — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Japanese: テレホンカード (terehonkādo) — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Lao: ບັດໂທລະສັບ (bat thō la sap) — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: foenkaad — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Portuguese: cartão telefónico — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Russian: телефо́нная ка́рточка (telefónnaja kártočka) — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Russian: телефо́нная ка́рта (telefónnaja kárta) — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Spanish: tarjeta telefónica — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Vietnamese: card điện thoại — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls
  • Vietnamese: thẻ điện thoại — a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls