call

transitive verb

1. : to announce or recite loudly called the civil trial list

2. : to admit (a person) as a barrister was called to the bar

3. : to demand payment of especially by formal notice call a loan

4. : to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption

   Note: A security issuer may call a security only if calling it is previously provided for, as, for example, in the indenture for a bond or in the stock agreement for preferred stock. The issuer usually pays the holder a premium for a called security.

noun

1. a : a notice by the U.S. Treasury to depositories to transfer part of its deposit balance to the Federal Reserve bank

   b : roll call the speaker ordered a call of the house

2. : call option at option 3

3. a : a formal announcement or recitation the daily call of the motion calendar

   b : roll call the speaker ordered a call of the house