call 1 vt
1: to announce or recite loudly
call ed the civil trial list
2: to admit (a person) as a barrister
was call ed to the bar
3: to demand payment of esp. by formal notice
call a loan
4: to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption
◇ A security issuer may call a security only if calling it is previously provided for, as, for example, in the indenture for a bond or in the stock agreement for preferred stock. The issuer usu. pays the holder a premium for a called security.
call 2 n
1: a demand for payment of money: as
a: a notice by the U.S. Treasury to depositories to transfer part of its deposit balance to the Federal Reserve bank
b: a notice to a stockholder or subscriber to pay an assessment or an installment of subscription to capital
3 a: a formal announcement or recitation
the daily call of the motion calendar
b: roll call
the speaker ordered a call of the house
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.