outcall
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A visit by a provider of some service, such as a massage therapist or a prostitute, to a client.
noun
Example Sentences
- "Some massage therapists only provide incall services because of the travel and setup times required for outcalls. A few massage therapists only provide outcalls because they do not have an office. When setting your rates, […]"
- "I know this sounds stupid, but have a massage table. And enough sheets and oil. I had someone apply for an outcall therapist position that I was trying to fill and halfway through the phone call they informed that they didn't have a car...or a table."
- "They charge for business telephones $25 and 2 cents per outcall. Let us see what that means. I do not suppose that any man who uses a telephone in his business makes less than five calls a day; that is 10 cents a day or $30 a year."
- ""Does the state (or the prison) get stuck with any telephone calls which somehow do not get billed collect?" Folsom: According to Pacific Bell, […] located within the institution. This coding is designated through the outcall phone numbers."
- "I […] saw as usual great numbers of Cuckoos […] most of them calling vociferously, each apparently trying to outcall the other."
- "Trying to outcall the other hunter could work, but it creates a competitive and possibly dangerous situation."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English call English outcall From out- + call.