outcall

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9
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13
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7

Definition of outcall

3 senses · 2 parts of speech

noun

  1. A visit by a provider of some service, such as a massage therapist or a prostitute, to a client.
    “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.”
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noun

  1. A visit by a provider of some service, such as a massage therapist or a prostitute, to a client.
    “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.”
  2. (nonstandard, possibly, rare)An outgoing telephone call.
    “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.”

verb

  1. (transitive)To surpass in calling.
    “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.”

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