call-in

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɔːlɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôl′in′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
call-in  (kôl′in′),USA pronunciation [Radio and Television.]
n. 
  1. Radio and Television, Show Businessa program in which listeners or viewers phone in comments or questions to the host or a person being interviewed.
  2. Radio and Television, Show Businessa live telephone conversation intended for broadcasting between a program's host and a person being interviewed.

adj. 
  1. Radio and Television, Show Businessof, pertaining to, or featuring such phone calls or conversations:a call-in program.
  • noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase call in 1960–65

'call-in' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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