conference call

American  

noun

1. a telephone call that interconnects three or more phones simultaneously.

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conference call British  

noun

1. a special telephone facility by which three or more people using conventional or cellular phones can be linked up to speak to one another

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Etymology

Origin of conference call

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Credit funds are now over 80% of the assets managed by Apollo, and they generate 75% of its fees, so Rowan spent much of Wednesday’s conference call discussing public perceptions of private credit.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Arista’s stock was down below $148 a share and remained down by double-digit percentages during the company’s conference call with analysts, after closing down 1.4% at $170.22 in regular trading.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

CEO Christopher Diorio on the conference call on Wednesday said the company is approaching the second half of the year prudently, “hedging against multiple possible macro scenarios.”

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

On a conference call Thursday, the company acknowledged that the category has continued to be volatile in April, with sales trending down from last year in the mid-single-digit range.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

So then the next morning I get on the conference call and the thing opened at $71.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Related Words

• teleconference