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phone bill; telephone charges
The cost of making phone calls, or the bill for telephone service.
電話代が高い。
The phone bill is high.
長電話をして電話代がかかった。
I talked on the phone for a long time and ran up the phone bill.
海外に電話すると電話代がとても高くなるので、アプリを使っている。
Calling overseas makes the phone bill very expensive, so I use an app.
The cost of telephone service or individual phone calls.
WORD FORMATION:
電話 (telephone) + 代 (charge, fee)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 電話代がかかる: to incur phone charges
- 電話代が高い: the phone bill is high
- 電話代を払う: to pay the phone bill
- 電話代を節約する: to save on phone costs
OTHER BILLS WITH 〜代:
- 水道代: water bill
- 電気代: electricity bill
- ガス代: gas bill
代 VS 費 VS 料:
- 代: payment for goods/services consumed (食事代, 電話代)
- 費: expense category (交通費, 生活費)
- 料: fee charged (手数料, 入場料)