call-up

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


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈcall-ˌup,  n. [countable]
  1. Militaryan order to report for active military service.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
call-up  (kôl′up′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militaryan order to report for active military service.
  2. Militarythe number of persons drafted during a specific period of time:The November call-up was set at 15,000.
  3. a call or urging to service.
  • noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase call up 1625–35

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