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Conference call

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˈkɑːnfərəns kɔːl/nounCore term

In business english, conference call means: A phone or online call in which three or more people in different places talk together at the same time.

In Turkish: konferans görüşmesi, çok katılımlı görüşme, toplu görüşme

How it is used

You set up, join, dial in to or host a conference call. Today most of them happen on video platforms, and people often just say 'call': 'I'm on a call', 'Let's get everyone on a call.'

Example sentences

  1. We have a conference call with the Munich office at 10.

  2. I'll send the dial-in details for the conference call this afternoon.

Common collocations

  • set up a conference call
  • join a conference call
  • host a conference call
  • dial-in details
  • muteTo switch off your own microphone, or someone else's, on a call so that the others cannot hear any sound from it.
  • hop on a callTo start or join a quick, informal phone or video call, usually to sort something out faster than by email.
  • share your screenTo let the other people on a video call see what is on your computer screen, such as slides, a document or an application.
  • break upOn a phone or video call, to sound unclear or cut in and out because of a weak signal or a poor internet connection.

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