noun
1. a return call (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑call back
• Hypernyms: ↑call, ↑phone call, ↑telephone call
2. the recall of an employee after a layoff
• Derivationally related forms: ↑call back
• Hypernyms: ↑employment, ↑engagement
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)1. : a return call on a customer to transact unfinished business or give repair or maintenance service on goods sold
2.
a. : a recall of an employee to work after a lay-off
b. : a summons back to work after regular working hours
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callˈ-back noun
1. A return telephone call
2. An act of recalling
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Main Entry: ↑call
Useful english dictionary. 2012.