callback

[ kawl-bak ]

/ ˈkɔlˌbæk /

an act of calling back.

a summoning of workers back to work after a layoff.

a summoning of an employee back to work after working hours, as for emergency business.

a request to a performer who has auditioned for a role, booking, or the like to return for another audition.

a return telephone call.

of or relating to such a call: Please leave a callback number.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase call back

Having a criminal record can reduce the likelihood of getting a callback or job offer by 50 percent.
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In the callback audition I tried getting her to throw this water bottle at our casting director, and she said, ‘I won’t do that.
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