Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call-back

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l-back
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

the recall of an employee after a layoff

Questions

What does call-back mean?
the recall of an employee after a layoff

How to pronounce call-back

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