cold call — cold calls, cold calling, cold called 1) N COUNT 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… … English dictionary
cold-call — Ⅰ. cold call UK US verb [I or T] (also blind call) ► MARKETING to phone or visit a possible customer to try to sell them a product or service without being asked by the customer to do so: »We were cold called by a company offering savings on our… … Financial and business terms
cold call — n. a telephone call or visit made to a prospective customer without a referral, information sent in advance, etc.: also cold call n. cold call vt., vi … English World dictionary
cold call — noun count an unexpected telephone call or visit by someone trying to sell something ╾ ,cold call verb intransitive or transitive ╾ ,cold calling noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cold call — cold′ call′ n. bus a visit or telephone call to a prospective customer without an appointment or a previous introduction • Etymology: 1965–70 cold′ call , v.t. called, call•ing … From formal English to slang
cold call — v [T] to telephone or visit someone you have never met before and try to sell them something >cold call n >cold calling n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
cold call — ➔ call2 … Financial and business terms
cold call — The unsolicited canvassing of investors. Cold calling now falls within the financial promotion regime under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms.… … Law dictionary
cold-call — ► VERB ▪ make an unsolicited visit or telephone call to (someone) in an attempt to sell goods or services … English terms dictionary
cold call — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cold call : singular cold call plural cold calls an unexpected telephone call or visit by someone trying to sell something Derived words: cold call verb intransitive/transitive Word forms cold call : present… … English dictionary