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  • 31uncalled — adjective 1》 not summoned or invited. 2》 (uncalled for) undesirable and unnecessary …

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  • 32uncalled — /ʌnˈkɔld/ (say un kawld) adjective 1. not called. –phrase 2. uncalled for, unnecessary and unwarranted …

  • 33uncalled capital — ➔ capital * * * uncalled capital UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► capital that a company has in the form of shares that have not been completely paid for by shareholders: »The top 10 managers in private equity have $197 billion in uncalled capital… …

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  • 34uncalled — (adj.) c.1400, not summoned, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of CALL (Cf. call) (v.). Cf. Swed. okallad, Dan. ukaldet. With FOR (Cf. for) and sense of unnecessary, intrusive it is first attested 1610 …

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  • 35uncalled share capital — The unpaid balance owing for shares that are issued partly paid. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …

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  • 36uncalled — /ʌn kɔ:ld/ adjective referring to capital which a company is authorised to raise and has been issued but for which payment has not yet been requested …

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  • 37un·called-for — /ˌʌnˈkɑːldˌfoɚ/ adj : not necessary or appropriate : not called for His jealousy is completely uncalled for. uncalled for insults …

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  • 38call for — verb 1. express the need or desire for; ask for (Freq. 24) She requested an extra bed in her room She called for room service • Syn: ↑request, ↑bespeak, ↑quest • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 39call for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms call for : present tense I/you/we/they call for he/she/it calls for present participle calling for past tense called for past participle called for 1) call for something to say publicly that something must… …

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  • 40ˈcall for sth — phrasal verb 1) to say publicly that something must happen Several of the newspapers were calling for his resignation.[/ex] 2) to make something necessary or suitable I think that calls for a celebration![/ex] See: uncalled for …

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