cold calling

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Definition of cold calling in English English dictionary

The practice of making unsolicited telephone calls to potential clients, voters or other groups in order to drum up custom or investigate intentions

Related Terms

cold call

A telephone call made without a referral or without preparing the recipient of the call; especially, a sales call

I got a cold call in the middle of dinner from someone trying to sell encyclopedias.

cold call

To call someone without preparation or referral

cold-calling

Alternative spelling of cold calling

cold call

It's cold because the person calling doesn't know you from a snowdrift To build a book of business, many new brokers must call people they don't know and try to sell an investment idea or their services as a broker Cold calls are a good reason not to answer the telephone around dinner time

cold call

To call more than one bet in a single action For instance, suppose the first player to act after the big blind raises Now any player acting after him must call two bets "cold " This is different from calling a single bet and then calling a subsequent raise

cold call

To cold call means to make a cold call. You should refuse to meet anyone who cold calls with an offer of financial advice. @ cold calling cold calling We will adhere to strict sales ethics, with none of the cold calling that has given the industry such a bad name. to telephone or visit someone you have never met before and try to sell them something call

cold call

approaching customers without a prior introduction

cold call

If someone makes a cold call, they telephone or visit someone they have never contacted, without making an appointment, in order to try and sell something. She had worked as a call centre operator making cold calls for time-share holidays

cold call

When a job-seeker approaches an employer (usually through an uninvited cover letter) who has not publicly announced any job openings See hidden job market and cover letters Read more See also cover letters

cold call

an unscheduled call or visit by a seller to a potential buyer

cold call

Cold calling is calling more than one bet at once If one player bets, another player raises, and a third player calls the two bets, this is a cold call This is contrasted with the situation in which a player calls one bet before the raise, and then calls the raise I knew he had at least trips when he called two bets cold

Hyphenation

Cold call·ing

Turkish pronunciation

kōld kôlîng

Pronunciation

/ˈkōld ˈkôləɴɢ/ /ˈkoʊld ˈkɔːlɪŋ/