conference call

noun

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: a conference held by means of a communications system (as a video service, phone system, etc.)
Please dial in 15 minutes before the start of the conference to secure a line and avoid delays. Alternatively, listeners will be able to access the conference call via the webcast …—National Post

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Chief executive Joe Nolan said in a conference call with analysts last week that the company is taking a $164 million, one time charge against earnings due to construction delays associated with the December stop work order. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Citing the deal, Roku elected not to convene an earnings conference call. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 Shares of SpaceX slid more than 5% after the results were released and continued to slip during the conference call with top executives including Musk and President Gwynne Shotwell. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 Analysts asked Uber executives to discuss their strategy around autonomous vehicles during Wednesday's conference call, and to discuss the changing relationship with Waymo, specifically. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conference call

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of conference call was in 1941

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