recall

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
noun a call to return
noun a bugle call that signals troops to return

From re- + call, probably modelled on Latin revocāre, French rappeler, English withcall.

Have they had a recall lately?" — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
But they are spoken, beyond recall. — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
But the bugles quickly sounded the recall. — The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

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