at call

phrase

variants or on call

1

a

: available for use : at the service of

… city executives … have big staffs at their call …

—Kevin Roderick

b

: ready to respond to a summons or command

a doctor on call

2

: subject to demand for payment or return without previous notice

money lent at call

Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Rhymes for at call

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale