noun🔗ShareÖffentliches Telefon, MünztelefonA public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card."Since I didn't have a cell phone, I had to use the payphone to call my mom after school. "Da ich kein Handy hatte, musste ich nach der Schule das öffentliche Telefon benutzen, um meine Mutter anzurufen.technologycommunicationservicemachineelectronicsutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading