callout

ˈkɑːlaʊt

Definition

Definition of callout - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

work absence

Rare

announcing inability to attend work

Rare

She made a callout due to illness.

absence

no-show

nonattendance

attention

Rare

act of drawing attention to something

Rare

The activist's callout of the issue raised public awareness.

emphasis

highlight

typography

TECH.

pull quote in a large font

TECH.

The magazine featured a callout on the cover.

summoning

Rare

instance of being summoned for assistance

Rare

The plumber received a callout for a leak.

alert

dispatch

summons

conflict

Rare

Slang

invitation to fight

Rare

Slang

He issued a callout to his rival.

challenge

duel

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callout culture

environment where people are quick to criticize others

The office's callout culture made it a stressful place to work.

Origin of callout

Latin, calare (to call) + out (outside)

Examples of callout in a sentence

The manager was frustrated by frequent callouts.
Her callout during the meeting highlighted the key issues.
The callout in the article drew attention to the neglected topic.
Editors decided to add a callout for emphasis.
The callout highlighted the article's main point.
The firefighter responded to a callout during the night.

There was a callout for extra staff at the hospital.
The knight accepted the callout with honor.
A callout was made to settle the dispute.

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French:préavis d'absence, signalement, ...
German:Abwesenheitsmeldung, Aufmerksamkeitserregung, ...
Italian:assenza, richiamo, ...
Spanish:aviso de ausencia, denuncia, ...
Portuguese:aviso de ausência, alerta, ...
Chinese:请假, 指出, ...
Japanese:欠勤, 注意喚起, ...
Arabic:إِبْلاغ بِالغِياب, تنبيه, ...
Hebrew:הוֹדָעַת הֵעָדְרוּת, קְרִיאָה לְתְּשׂוּמַת לֵב, ...
Russian:звонок, выделение, ...
Ukrainian:виклик, виділення, ...
Hindi:अनुपस्थिति की घोषणा, ध्यान आकर्षण, ...
Bengali:কলআউট, মনোযোগ আকর্ষণ, ...
Catalan:absència laboral, crida d'atenció, ...
Czech:omluvenka, upozornění, ...
Danish:sygemelding, opmærksomhedskald, ...
Dutch:ziekmelding, oproep, ...
Greek:ανακοίνωση απουσίας, προσέλκυση προσοχής, ...
Hungarian:távolmaradás-bejelentés, figyelemfelhívás, ...
Khmer:ការជូនដំណឹងថាមិនអាចមកធ្វើការ, ការទាក់ទាញចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍, ...
Korean:결근 신고, 지적, ...
Persian:اعلام غیبت, اعتراض, ...
Polish:zgłoszenie nieobecności, zwrócenie uwagi, ...
Portuguese (BR):aviso de ausência, alerta, ...
Romanian:anunț de absență, subliniere, ...
Swedish:sjukanmälan, uppmärksammande, ...
Thai:การขาดงาน, การเรียกร้องความสนใจ, ...
Turkish:devamsızlık, dikkat çekme, ...
Vietnamese:báo ốm, sự kêu gọi chú ý, ...

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