house call

noun

1. a professional visit, as by a doctor or sales representative, to the home of a patient or customer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of house call¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

At Dorado Beach, a Ritz Carlton Reserve, in Puerto Rico, a doctor will make a house call — or, rather, a guest-room call — for $400.

From Washington Post

Balancing the offense/defense equities should be a White House call, made after having heard from all sides of the issue.

From The Daily Beast

The litterateurs of the coffee-house call that the gallic salt.

From Project Gutenberg

And it was not the house call this time, but two rings which undeniably meant the office.

From Project Gutenberg