overcall

Verb

overcall (third-person singular simple present overcalls, present participle overcalling, simple past and past participle overcalled)

1. To call a bet after another player has already called
   • Jill bet, Tommy called, and Julie overcalled.
2. To diagnose a condition that does not, in fact, exist.
   • Knowledge of the ultrasound findings is important, and appreciating the fetal ultrasound may often undercall or (more often) overcall anomalies.2010, Allen P. Burke, Fabio Tavora, Practical Cardiovascular Pathology, →ISBN, page 12
   • It's also possible to overcall PSC when motion artifact on the long respiratory-triggered acquisitions leads to the appearance of pseudo-strictures.2014, Christine U.C. Lee, James Glockner, Mayo Clinic Body MRI Case Review, →ISBN

Noun

IPA/ˈəʊvəˌkɔːl/

overcall (plural overcalls)

1. A call which occurs after another player has already called
2. (contract law) An additional contribution required of investors beyond the initial investment, should unforeseen expenses arise.
   • Respondent further asserts that the only reason the overcall provision was included in the partnership agreement was to circumvent the provisions of section 465.1993, Tax Court Memorandum Decisions - Volume 64, page 821
   • For the purposes of the Contract, "Production Costs" shall mean the estimated costs of producing the Principal Company (including any contingency reserves), as described in the documents used in connection with the financing of such Company, including costs that may be paid, if permitted by the...2006, Thomas D. Selz, Melvin Simensky, Patricia Nassif Acton, Entertainment Law: Legal Concepts and Business Practices
3. An extra amount called up beyond the minimum required.
   • An overcall should be arranged with Corps Area Headquarters so that a sufficient number of men will be physically examined to produce the net specified on the order referred to above.1948, Mardelle L. Clark, Richard H. Eanes, Physical Examination of Selective Service Registrants
   • It has been noted that in some States the Negro overcall percentage has been the same as the white overcall percentage.1953, United States. Selective Service System, Special Groups - Volume 2, page 15
4. An additional creative product that a producer can require at the producer's option during the contract period.
   • Third, the nine-month period between delivery of the overcall recording and the expiration of that particular contract period can and should be reduced.1986, Alan H. Siegel, Breakin' in to the Music Business, →ISBN, page 110
   • Most majors require one album in each contract period, with the option to ask for a second, or overcall, album if they wish.1990, Wayne Wadhams, Sound Advice: The Musician's Guide to the Record Industry, page 164
5. A positive diagnosis when there is, in fact, nothing wrong.
   • According to published data, screening with chemiluminescence, as opposed to other light sources, imparts the lowest overcall rate.2002, Barbara S. Apgar, Gregory L. Brotzman, Mark Spitzer, Colposcopy, Principles and Practice: An Integrated Textbook and Atlas, →ISBN
   • However, the rigid cores' appearance on smears and the intact reticulin fiber network on cell block will prevent the overcall.2008, Marluce Bibbo, David Wilbur, Comprehensive Cytopathology, →ISBN, page 884