- call-in
- nouna telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program• Derivationally related forms: ↑call in• Hypernyms: ↑call, ↑phone call, ↑telephone call
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ (ˌ) ̷ ̷ \ adjectiveEtymology: call in: allowing listeners or viewers to engage in on-the-air telephone conversations with the host or a guesta call-in program
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/kawl"in'/, Radio and Television.n.1. a program in which listeners or viewers phone in comments or questions to the host or a person being interviewed.2. a live telephone conversation intended for broadcasting between a program's host and a person being interviewed.adj.3. of, pertaining to, or featuring such phone calls or conversations: a call-in program.* * *
a phone-inThesaurus: types of television or radio programmehyponym* * *
call-in «KL IHN», noun.U.S. a radio or television program in which listeners or viewers call the studio by telephone to ask questions, make comments or the like.* * *
n. a radio or television program during which the listeners or viewers telephone the studio and participate■ a telephone conversation that is broadcast during such a programTuesday’s show will include viewer call-ins
■ [as adj.] denoting something conducted by people leaving answers or messages by telephonea call-in poll
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/ˈkɑːlˌın/ noun, pl -ins [count]US : a radio or television show in which telephone calls from members of the audience are included as part of the broadcast— usually used before another nouna call-in radio show
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a radio or television programme in which people can telephone and make comments or ask questions about a particular subjectSee also: ↑phone-in
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
