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cold call

noun

a visit or telephone call to a prospective customer without an appointment or a previous introduction.

cold call

noun

a call made by a salesman on a potential customer without making an appointment

verb

to call on (a potential customer) without making an appointment

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Other Word Forms

cold calling noun
cold caller noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cold call¹

First recorded in 1980–85

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Allan said he cannot remember whether he asked them to come, or whether it was a cold call.

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He’d never spoken to Wesley Yates III but was familiar enough with the guard from Beaumont, Texas, to cold call him in 2021 to offer a scholarship.

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"It was a cold call but we received a very warm reception, and Donald Trump has a photograph of us all on his office wall."

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“I don’t have time to cold call all day,” said one real estate agent who asked to remain anonymous due to the potential taboo of using the technology.

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Back then, Taylor received a cold call from the CEO of BMG, Hartwig Masuch.

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cold brew cold case

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