"robocall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: robocalls [plural]
Etymology: 1998, robo- + call. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|robo|call}} robo- + call Head templates: {{en-noun}} robocall (plural robocalls)
  1. (US) An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses both an autodialer and a recorded message. Tags: US Categories (topical): Telephony Translations (automated telemarketing phone call): robottipuhelu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-robocall-en-noun-plC21RGS Disambiguation of Telephony: 95 5 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with robo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with robo-: 85 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: robo call, robo-call

Verb [English]

Forms: robocalls [present, singular, third-person], robocalling [participle, present], robocalled [participle, past], robocalled [past]
Etymology: 1998, robo- + call. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|robo|call}} robo- + call Head templates: {{en-verb}} robocall (third-person singular simple present robocalls, present participle robocalling, simple past and past participle robocalled)
  1. To make robocalls. Derived forms: robocaller Translations (make robocalls): soittaa robottipuhelu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-robocall-en-verb-kH4mxb8l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: robo call, robo-call

Inflected forms

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