to call someone
91call in the receivers — UK ► FINANCE to officially appoint someone to manage the finances of a company that cannot pay its debts: »The company has called in the receivers after suffering significant financial loss. Main Entry: ↑call sb in …
92call-out — call ,out noun count BRITISH a visit to your home or office by someone providing a service, for example a PLUMBER or a computer expert: Is there a call out charge? …
93call-up — call ,up noun count MAINLY BRITISH 1. ) a DRAFT for a military force 2. ) an invitation to someone to play in a sports team at a higher level: Wilkinson s performance earned him his call up for Saturday s game …
94call up — ► call up 1) summon (someone) to serve in the army or to play in a team. 2) bring (something stored) into use. Main Entry: ↑call …
95Call Nick Ross — was a ground breaking phone in on BBC Radio 4 between 1989 and 1997. Its significance was in the resources Radio 4 applied to what had, until then, been largely a cheap way of making radio shows, combined with the editorial skill of its presenter …
96call (or bring) to account — require (someone) to explain a mistake or poor performance. → account …
97call to account — ► call (or bring) to account require (someone) to explain a mistake or poor performance. Main Entry: ↑account …
98call names — ► call names insult (someone) verbally. Main Entry: ↑name …
99Someone to Call My Lover — Infobox Single Name = Someone to Call My Lover Artist = Janet Jackson Album = All for You Released = June 26, 2001 Format = CD single, 12 single, 7 single Recorded = Flyte Tyme Studios (Edina, Minnesota) Genre = Pop, R B, folk, country Length = 4 …
100Call — An option that gives the right to buy the underlying futures contract. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. call call 1 [kɔːl ǁ kɒːl] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to telephone someone: • She called the airport to ask about… …
