電でん報ぽう料りょう

noun

telegram charge

Refers to the fee for sending a telegram. Now mostly historical or used in reference to older communication systems.

• 昔むかしは電でん報ぽう料りょうが高たかかったので、短みじかい文ぶんで用よう件けんを伝つたえた。

  In the past, telegram charges were high, so people conveyed their message in short sentences.