call back


Meanings

  • a return call
  • the recall of an employee after a layoff
  • a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
  • cause to be returned;
    • "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
  • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;
  • return or repeat a telephone call;
    • "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"
  • summon to return;