Skype

[skahyp]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a software application and online service that enables voice and video phone calls over the internet.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to participate in a real-time conversation with (one or more people) using Skype.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Skype¹

First recorded in 2000–05; short for “Sky peer-to-peer”

Example Sentences

Officials say they have blocked nearly 4,000 Skype IDs and over 83,000 WhatsApp accounts linked to the fraud.

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Over five harrowing days last September, they kept her under 24/7 surveillance on Skype, terrified her with threats, and coerced her into liquidating her savings and transferring the money.

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Albert and Mosquera started speaking over Skype from about 2012.

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According to a Skype message read in court, one accomplice said: "It will be best as it won't show a GMI employee being paid by TQ Tickets."

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Following his death in 2017, Skype took on another role for Erica, who spoke to the BBC anonymously.

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