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Meaning of personal call in English:

personal call

See synonyms for personal call

noun

  • 1A visit or call made in person.

  • 2A telephone call in which the caller is charged only for time spent speaking to the particular person he or she has specified to the operator, plus a fixed service charge (now historical).

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Nathaniel Willis (1806–1867).