View synonyms for call in

call in

[ kawl in ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb phrase

to call for payment; collect:
The family struggled because her father was unwilling to call in the debts owed to him.
to call upon for consultation; ask for help:
Management called in an independent engineering firm to determine the cause behind the roof collapse.
to inform, report, or request by telephone:
The electric company will reward customers with a credit if they call in their own meter readings.
Your doctor can call in the prescription to your local pharmacy.
to participate in a meeting or a radio or television program by telephone:
The listeners who call in to my talk show about science ask the most intriguing questions.
to visit:
We were instructed to call in to the office later to pay and complete the formal paperwork.
to withdraw from circulation:
The country’s leader issued a proclamation calling in all gold coins and gold certificates.

Radio and Television. a program in which listeners or viewers phone in comments or questions to the host or a person being interviewed.
Radio and Television. a live telephone conversation intended for broadcasting between a program's host and a person being interviewed.

Radio and Television. relating to or featuring such phone calls or conversations:
My call-in program about gardening airs once a week on the local public radio station.
being or relating to a meeting, service, etc., that is accessed by telephone:
The agenda will be sent out the morning of the meeting, along with all the call-in numbers needed.
The grant funds a call-in hotline for low-income residents in the metro area.

call in

introften foll byon to pay a visit, esp a brief or informal one
call in if you are in the neighbourhood
tr to demand payment of
to 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 assistance
they had to call in a specialist

Discover More

Origin of call in¹

First recorded in 1480–90

Browse