conference call

noun

: a telephone call by which a caller can speak with several people at the same time

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Like other restaurant chains, Burger King saw consumer spending weaken over the summer, Kobza said during the company’s earnings conference call. —

Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 The issue was revisited in early October during a conference call between a social worker, members of the VA’s Homeless Patient Aligned Care Teams and representatives of the VASH program. —

Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 Zuckerberg described our future feeds during Facebook-parent company Meta’s third quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday, describing it as a natural evolution. —

Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024 This appearance comes after the company reported third-quarter results last Thursday and held its earnings conference call Friday. —

Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for conference call

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of conference call was in 1941

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