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beck and call

beck and call noun: summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.

Noun

beck and call (uncountable)

  1. Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.
    • At his beck and call, he had a small fleet of waiters and servants.
    • The Traffic Regulating Officer thus has at his beck and call the assistance which he requires in deciding the extent to which restrictions on the acceptance and despatch of traffic are necessary.1942 May-June, “Notes and News: L.N.E.R. Traffic Regulating Office”, in Railway Magazine, page 187

Forms of beck and call

alternative formbeckon call

Questions about beck and call

What does beck and call mean?
Beck and call means summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.
What part of speech is beck and call?
Beck and call is a noun.

Words near beck and call in the dictionary

  1. becindered
  2. beciparcil
  3. becircled
  4. Beciu
  5. beck
  6. beck and call
  7. Beck Foot
  8. Beck Hole
  9. Beck Hopelessness Scale
  10. Beck Houses
  11. Beck's cognitive triad

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