outcall
outcall noun: a visit by a provider of some service, such as a massage therapist or a prostitute, to a client.
Noun
outcall (plural outcalls)
- A visit by a provider of some service, such as a massage therapist or a prostitute, to a client.
- Some massage therapists only provide incall services because of the travel and setup times required for outcalls. A few massage therapists only provide outcalls because they do not have an office. When setting your rates, […]2014, Stephen McEvoy, Becoming a Professional Massage Therapist: Getting to Your Destination, Stephen A. McEvoy, →ISBN, page 33
- I know this sounds stupid, but have a massage table. And enough sheets and oil. I had someone apply for an outcall therapist position that I was trying to fill and halfway through the phone call they informed that they didn't have a car...or a table.2018, Kathy Gruver, Journey of Healing: One woman's path to healing self and others, Lotus Press, →ISBN, page 18
- Antonyms:
- incall
- An outgoing telephone call.
- They charge for business telephones $25 and 2 cents per outcall. Let us see what that means. I do not suppose that any man who uses a telephone in his business makes less than five calls a day; that is 10 cents a day or $30 a year.1909, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, Debates: Official Report
- "Does the state (or the prison) get stuck with any telephone calls which somehow do not get billed collect?" Folsom: According to Pacific Bell, […] located within the institution. This coding is designated through the outcall phone numbers.1990, California. Legislature. Joint Committee on Prison Construction and Operations, Anatomy of a Prison--Folsom: Examination of Selected Operational, Policy, and Fiscal Questions Affecting...
- Antonyms:
- incall
Verb
outcall (third-person singular simple present outcalls, present participle outcalling, simple past and past participle outcalled)
- To surpass in calling.
- I […] saw as usual great numbers of Cuckoos […] most of them calling vociferously, each apparently trying to outcall the other.1894, The Zoologist, page 307
- Trying to outcall the other hunter could work, but it creates a competitive and possibly dangerous situation.2009, Steve Hickoff, Turkey Calls & Calling
Antonyms of outcall
Forms of outcall
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | outcalls |
| alternative form | out-call |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | outcalls |
| present participle | outcalling |
| past participle | outcalled |
| past | outcalled |
Origin of outcall
From out- + call.
Questions about outcall
- What does outcall mean?
- Outcall means a visit by a provider of some service, such as a massage therapist or a prostitute, to a client.
- What part of speech is outcall?
- Outcall can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of outcall?
- The plural of outcall is outcalls.
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