"call to action" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calls to action [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|calls to action}} call to action (plural calls to action)
  1. An appeal for action. Synonyms: trumpet call, clarion call, CTA [initialism] Related terms: call to arms, wake-up call Translations (appeal for action): دَعْوَة (daʕwa) [feminine] (Arabic), vetoomus toimiin (Finnish), kehotus toimiin (Finnish), მოქმედებისკენ მოწოდება (mokmedebisḳen moc̣odeba) (Georgian), Aufruf [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-call_to_action-en-noun-oN1eqeMw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'appeal for action': 99 1
  2. (marketing) A design (words, picture, or otherwise) to prompt an immediate response or encourage an immediate sale. Categories (topical): Marketing
    Sense id: en-call_to_action-en-noun-TG4Vq5oJ Topics: business, marketing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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