CALLABLE

callable

(adjective) subject to a demand for payment before due date; “callable bonds”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

callable (not comparable)

(programming) That can be called.

(finance) That may be redeemed by its holder before it matures.

Noun

callable (plural callables)

(programming) An object of a type that can be called, such as a function.

(finance) A callable bond.

Source: Wiktionary



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