"incall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: incalls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} incall (plural incalls)
  1. A visit by a client to a provider of some service, such as a massage therapist or a prostitute. Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-incall-en-noun-tz6FfppS Disambiguation of Prostitution: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (rare, possibly nonstandard) An incoming call (on a telephone). Tags: nonstandard, possibly, rare
    Sense id: en-incall-en-noun-NbjMg15U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in-call

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2014, Stephen McEvoy, Becoming a Professional Massage Therapist: Getting to Your Destination, Stephen A. McEvoy, →ISBN, page 33:",
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          "ref": "2002, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents, page 579:",
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          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Beijing Review, page 212:",
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}

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