airtime
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌtaɪm/
- US
:
saldo
- These artists began to ask for airtime to buy with the intention of promoting their own music and records, and also to group together the migrant colony to which they belong.
- buying airtime
M pesa customers can deposit and withdraw money from a network of agents that include mobile airtime, resellers and retail outlets.
- M pesa customers can deposit and withdraw money from a network of agents that include mobile airtime, resellers and retail outlets.
Examples
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The more Tigo airtime used, the more insurance coverage received.
Blog text (4) -
I purchased an additional airtime package to ensure I can stay connected while traveling.
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And that includes 50 minutes of airtime.
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Instead, the management charged them for using airtime.
Academic text (1991) -
Get me 15 minutes of airtime at 8:00.
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Uh, hey mads, listen, I don't have any airtime, so I can't call you back.
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M pesa customers can deposit and withdraw money from a network of agents that include mobile airtime, resellers and retail outlets.
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So a few folk singers sought airtime for themselves on radio stations at a moment when most Andean migrants in Lima had incorporated radio listening into their daily habits, and when receivers were increasingly available in the highland areas of Peru.
Academic text (1991) -
With my prepaid plan, I can use 100 minutes of airtime each month for calls and texts.
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This promotion includes two hundred minutes of airtime for new customers signing up.
Synonyms
6
2.1
A small card you buy to pay for phone calls from public phones or when traveling
4
3.9
A prepaid card used to pay for phone calls from public phones
A prepaid code or card you use to add credit to a phone
How Much
173
1.5
- US
3
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Airtime is made from the parts air and time and originally meant 'time on the air', the minutes a signal uses. That's why for phones it means the 'minutes' or credit you buy to call, text, or use data.