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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Word of the Day

1 May 2025

ECONOMIC

(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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