: allowing listeners to engage in broadcast telephone conversations with the host or a guest
a call-in show
called in; calling in; calls in
1
: to order to return or to be returned: such as
a
: to withdraw from an advanced position
call in the outposts
b
: to withdraw from circulation
call in bank notes and issue new ones
2
: to summon to one's aid or for consultation
call in a mediator
3
: to deliver (a message) by telephone
call in an order for pizza
: to communicate with a person by telephone
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Holly Corbett, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The three-year contract allows Teamsters members to opt out of the city’s health plan, establishes a Step 6 with a 5% increase and raised call-in pay from $4.25 to $5 an hour.
—Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
During a fourth-quarter earnings call in February, Clerc acknowledged that Maersk couldn’t make a call to return to the Red Sea, only to go back on that decision later.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
In her book, Ross breaks down in detail a concrete strategy for effectively calling in, keeping in mind that the circumstances and people surrounding every call-in are different.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
The three-year contract allows Teamsters members to opt out of the city’s health plan, establishes a Step 6 with a 5% increase and raised call-in pay from $4.25 to $5 an hour.
—Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
The wide-angle lens and 12-megapixel sensor can adjust the frame to accommodate multiple people on a call in front of the laptop, while keeping the picture crystal clear and everyone in the frame.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
During a fourth-quarter earnings call in February, Clerc acknowledged that Maersk couldn’t make a call to return to the Red Sea, only to go back on that decision later.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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