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• call — call1 W1S1 [ko:l US ko:l] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(telephone)¦ 2¦(describe)¦ 3¦(have a name)¦ 4¦(give somebody/something a name)¦ 5¦(ask/order by speaking)¦ 6¦(arrange)¦ 7¦(say/shout)¦ 8 call yourself something 9 call the shots/tune …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Call — 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… …   Financial and business terms

• call — The period at market opening or closing during which futures contract prices are established by auction. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary An option that grants the holder the right to purchase an instrument in the future at a price established… …   Financial and business terms

• call on — verb have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to (Freq. 8) She called on her Representative to help her She turned to her relatives for help • Syn: ↑turn • Hypernyms: ↑appeal, ↑invoke …   Useful english dictionary

• call to order — verb open formally the chairman called the meeting to order by pounding his gavel • Hypernyms: ↑open • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * phrasal : to request to come to order: as …   Useful english dictionary

• call down — verb 1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic raise the specter of unemployment he conjured wild birds in the air call down the spirits from the mountain • Syn: ↑raise, ↑conjure, ↑conjure up, ↑invoke …   Useful english dictionary

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — MW3 redirects here. For the 1999 video game, see MechWarrior 3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 …   Wikipedia

• пожаловать — ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, сов. Прибыть в какое л. место, посетить кого л., прийти к кому л.; Син.: явиться; Ант.: удалиться [pf. (rather obs. or lit.) to visit, pay a visit (to), come to see; to drop, surprise, visit unexpectedly or informally; * to descend on …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов

• наведываться — НАВЕДЫВАТЬСЯ, несов. (сов. наведаться). Разг. Прибывать (прибыть) в какое л. место с целью навестить, проведать кого л., узнать что л., осведомиться о чем л.; Син.: бывать, побывать [impf. coll. to visit, pay a (short) visit (to), come to see; to …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов

• навещать — НАВЕЩАТЬ, несов. (сов. навестить), кого что. Прибывать (прибыть) в какое л. место с целью проведать кого л.; Син.: бывать, Разг. наведываться, побывать, посещать [impf. to visit, pay a (short) visit (to), come to see (esp. a weak person); to… …   Большой толковый словарь русских глаголов