callover

English

Etymology

Deverbal from call over.

Pronunciation

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Noun

callover (plural callovers)

1. (Australia, law) A session where trial dates are allocated to upcoming cases.
2. (gambling) A bookmakers' meeting to discuss the odds.
   • 1955, Henry Hall, Here's to the Next Time: The Autobiography of Henry Hall, page 235:

     No longer was there any doubt at the next callover this rank outsider would be the odds-on favourite!

   • 2016, Peter Walsh, Gang War:

     We also had the callover there. In the Victoria Club in London, all the bookmakers would get together, swap information and set the odds, and it was known as the callover. It was quite an honour to have it.

3. (finance) The calling out of a list of securities on a stock exchange so that dealers can bid for them.

Anagrams

• Claverol, coverall, overcall