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

Constellation didn’t hold a conference call after its fourth- quarter earnings release last month, deciding to wait until now to give guidance and explain its vision.

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“We are in active negotiations with multiple counterparties, but as of today, we’ve not executed a definitive lease agreement,” Fermi Chief Financial Officer Miles Everson said on a conference call Monday morning.

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Investors might have to wait until the first-quarter conference call, typically about three weeks after the delivery report, to get an update on those topics.

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Sony Chief Financial Officer Lin Tao addressed the supply crunch and its impact on the company’s videogame business on a conference call last month.

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Hollub lauded the deal on the company’s earnings conference call last month.

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Related Words

• teleconference