conference call

noun

: a telephone call by which a caller can speak with several people at the same time

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The company is scheduled to hold a conference call for first-quarter results on Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. ET. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025 It's been in development since 2021, Harley-Davidson Chairman, President and CEO Jochen Zeitz said during a July 30 earnings conference call. Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025 On the conference call, Cook was upbeat about Apple’s progress in AI, saying the company is upping its investment in the technology. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025 Executives will likely discuss some of those changes during a conference call. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for conference call

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of conference call was in 1941

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“Conference call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conference%20call. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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