A metaphorical expression for a time never likely to arrive.

An instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points.

Shout out or chant (the steps and figures) to people performing a square dance or country dance, cry out to (someone) in order to summon them or attract their attention […]

A Call Accounting System is a telecommunications software or hardware application that captures, records, and costs telephone usage events.

Calls to premium rate numbers can be blocked by asking your phone company for a bar on premium rate calls. The bill payer needs to contact the phone company to […]

An office set up to handle a large volume of telephone calls, esp. for taking orders and providing customer service.

An arrangement in which a buyer may ask the seller to give contracted goods for prices that are lower than the terms specified in the contract.

Periodic or continuous rights given to the lender to cause payment of the total principal balance prior to the maturity date .

An investment account offered through banks which allows investors instant access to their accounts. Withdrawals and deposits can be made at any time. Rules and benefits differ depending upon the […]

The amount of time the call is connected from the originating party to the terminating party.

A telephone feature that allows calls made to one number to be forwarded to another specified number.

A radio or television program during which the listeners or viewers telephone the studio and participate .

The rate of interest a bank charges a brokerage firm on collateralized loans for its margin account clients. The call rate is published daily in the Wall Street Journal .

Money lent by a bank or other institution that is repayable on demand.

Market in which brokers and dealers borrow money to satisfy their credit needs, either to finance their own inventory of securities or to cover their customers’ margin accounts.

Also called the broker loan rate , the interest rate that banks charge brokers to finance margin loans to investors. The broker charges the investor the call money rate plus […]

A library classification is a system of coding and organizing library materials (books, serials, audiovisual materials, computer files, maps, manuscripts, realia) according to their subject and allocating a call number […]

A call of the names of all the members of a legislative body, made by the clerk in pursuance of a resolution requiring the attendance of members. The names of […]

A COMPOUND OPTION that grants the buyer the right to purchase an underlying CALL OPTION from the seller of the compound. The option is generally purchased when the need for […]

A COMPOUND OPTION that grants the buyer the right to purchase an underlying PUT OPTION from the seller of the compound. The option is generally purchased when the need for […]

An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the difference between a predefined STRIKE PRICE and the best performing ASSET in a PORTFOLIO. See also CALL […]

An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the difference between a predefined STRIKE PRICE and the highest price achieved by the UNDERLYING reference ASSET over […]

An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the difference between a predefined STRIKE PRICE and the worst performing ASSET in a PORTFOLIO. See also CALL […]

A DERIVATIVE contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation , to purchase an UNDERLYING ASSET from the seller at a set STRIKE PRICE at, or before, […]

An instance of being summoned, esp. in order to deal with an emergency or to do repairs.