overcall
/ˌəʊvəˈkɔːl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An additional contribution required of investors beyond the initial investment, should unforeseen expenses arise.
noun
An additional creative product that a producer can require at the producer's option during the contract period.
noun
A positive diagnosis when there is, in fact, nothing wrong.
Example Sentences
- "Jill bet, Tommy called, and Julie overcalled."
- "Knowledge of the ultrasound findings is important, and appreciating the fetal ultrasound may often undercall or (more often) overcall anomalies."
- "It's also possible to overcall PSC when motion artifact on the long respiratory-triggered acquisitions leads to the appearance of pseudo-strictures."
- "Because these lesions often spontaneously regress, care must be taken to not overcall these lesions on FNA."
- "Respondent further asserts that the only reason the overcall provision was included in the partnership agreement was to circumvent the provisions of section 465."
- "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 terms of such documents, by an overcall demand on investors, but not including any weekly expenses."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English cealliander. Old English *callian Middle English callen English call English overcall From over- + call.