call-in

[ kawl-in ]

/ ˈkɔlˌɪn /

Radio and Television.

noun

a program in which listeners or viewers phone in comments or questions to the host or a person being interviewed.

a live telephone conversation intended for broadcasting between a program's host and a person being interviewed.

adjective

of, relating to, or featuring such phone calls or conversations: a call-in program.

Origin of call-in

First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase call in

Words nearby call-in

calli-, Callicrates, calligraph, calligraphy, Callimachus, call-in, calling, calling card, call-in pay, call in question, call in sick

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Example sentences from the Web for call-in

During his call-in show, by the way, he casually admitted that they were, in fact, Russian soldiers.
Why Snowden’s ‘Challenge’ to Putin on Russian Surveillance Doesn’t Matter|Cathy Young|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then a call-in card was sent to him—this was a message card by mail 5-3-63.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for call-in

call in

verb (adverb)

(intr often foll by on) to pay a visit, esp a brief or informal onecall in if you are in the neighbourhood

(tr) to demand payment ofto call in a loan

(tr) to take (something) out of circulation, because it is defective or no longer useful

(tr) to summon to one's assistancethey had to call in a specialist

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Idioms and Phrases with call-in

call in

Summon for help or consultation, as in We've decided to call in a specialist to look at Father. [Second half of 1600s]

Withdraw from circulation, as in We're calling in all the old models. [Late 1500s]

Communicate by telephone, as in In this office salesmen must call in once a day. [Mid-1900s]

单词	call-in
释义	call-in [ kawl-in ] / ˈkɔlˌɪn / Radio and Television. noun a program in which listeners or viewers phone in comments or questions to the host or a person being interviewed. a live telephone conversation intended for broadcasting between a program's host and a person being interviewed. adjective of, relating to, or featuring such phone calls or conversations: a call-in program. Origin of call-in First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase call in Words nearby call-in calli-, Callicrates, calligraph, calligraphy, Callimachus, call-in, calling, calling card, call-in pay, call in question, call in sick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for call-in During his call-in show, by the way, he casually admitted that they were, in fact, Russian soldiers. Why Snowden’s ‘Challenge’ to Putin on Russian Surveillance Doesn’t Matter\|Cathy Young\|April 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Then a call-in card was sent to him—this was a message card by mail 5-3-63. Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy British Dictionary definitions for call-in call in verb (adverb) (intr often foll by on) to pay a visit, esp a brief or informal onecall in if you are in the neighbourhood (tr) to demand payment ofto call in a loan (tr) to take (something) out of circulation, because it is defective or no longer useful (tr) to summon to one's assistancethey had to call in a specialist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with call-in call in 1 Summon for help or consultation, as in We've decided to call in a specialist to look at Father. [Second half of 1600s] 2 Withdraw from circulation, as in We're calling in all the old models. [Late 1500s] 3 Communicate by telephone, as in In this office salesmen must call in once a day. [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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