Local Call (Noun)
Meaning
A telephone call made within a local calling area.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The long-distance carrier charged extra for any call that wasn't a local call.
- She tried to avoid making any out-of-town calls to save some money on her phone bill, sticking to local calls whenever possible.
- Customers were allowed to make as many local calls as they wanted for a flat monthly rate.
- Their plan included unlimited local calls and text messages but international calls were extra.
- In some areas, local calls were free of charge at coin-operated pay telephones as long as they were dialed using a certain prefix.