cold call

koʊld kɔːl

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of cold call - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

unexpected contacttelephone call or visit without prior appointment

Receiving a cold call can be surprising and often unwelcome.

sales

TECH.

unsolicited sales call without prior contact

TECH.

He received a cold call from a telemarketer.

Verbal expression

salescontact someone without prior notice to sell something

She cold called dozens of businesses to sell her product.

solicit

telemarket

unpreparedmake a call without preparation or referral

He decided to cold call the company for a job opportunity.

prospect

telemarketing

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Expressions with cold

catch cold

become ill with a cold virus

She might catch cold if she goes out without a coat.

cold snap

brief period of sudden cold weather

The cold snap caught everyone by surprise.

go cold

become physically cold after being warm

The coffee will go cold if left out.

catch a cold

become infected with a cold virus

She started sneezing and realized she might catch a cold..

come down with a cold

become sick with a cold

She might come down with a cold after the rain.

in the cold

adv.

outside in cold weather

She waited for the bus in the cold.

Expressions with call

call around

make several phone calls to gather information

She decided to call around to find the best deal.

call for

request or demand something

The situation calls for immediate action.

call in

request someone to come for assistance or consultation

The manager decided to call in a consultant for expert advice..

call names

insult someone by using offensive or rude words

The children were punished for calling names at each other during recess..

call someone's number

contact someone by phone

I need to call her number to confirm the meeting time.

call in sick

inform work or school of absence due to illness

She had to call in sick today.

call it a day

exp.

stop working for the day

Let's call it a day and go home.

call it off

cancel or stop something

They decided to call it off due to bad weather.

call off

cancel or abandon a planned activity

They had to call off the meeting due to bad weather..

call on

visit someone for a short time

We will call on Grandma this afternoon.

Examples of cold call in a sentence

She made a cold call to pitch her new product.
She was annoyed by yet another cold call during dinner.
Cold calls often interrupt my workday.
He decided to cold call potential clients after the meeting.
They cold call homeowners to offer new roofing services.
She tried to cold call potential clients to boost sales.

They often cold call homeowners to offer new services.

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French:appel à froid, prospecter par téléphone, ...
German:Kaltanruf, kalt anrufen, ...
Italian:chiamata a freddo, contattare a freddo, ...
Spanish:llamada en frío, llamar en frío, ...
Portuguese:chamada não solicitada, fazer chamadas a frio, ...
Chinese:推销电话, 电话推销, ...
Japanese:予期しない電話, 飛び込み営業をする, ...
Arabic:مُكالَمَة مِن دُون مَوْعِد مُسْبَق, اِتَّصَلَ بِعَمِيلٍ مُحْتَمَلٍ دُونَ تَرْتِيبٍ مُسْبَق, ...
Hebrew:שִׂיחַת מְכִירוֹת קָרָה, לְהִתְקַשֵּׁר בְּהַפְתָּעָה כְּדֵי לִמְכֹּר, ...
Russian:неожиданный звонок, обзванивать, ...
Ukrainian:несподіваний дзвінок, дзвонити без попередження, ...
Hindi:बिना पूर्व संपर्क की कॉल या मुलाकात, संभावित ग्राहकों से बिना पूर्व सूचना के संपर्क करना, ...
Bengali:আকস্মিক কল, আগাম পরিচয় বা অনুমতি ছাড়া বিক্রির উদ্দেশ্যে যোগাযোগ করা, ...
Catalan:trucada en fred, trucar en fred, ...
Czech:nevyžádaný telefonát, telefonovat naslepo, ...
Danish:uanmeldt henvendelse, ringe uopfordret, ...
Dutch:onverwachte oproep, koud bellen, ...
Greek:ανεπιθύμητη κλήση, κάνω τηλεφωνική προσέγγιση, ...
Hungarian:kéretlen megkeresés, hideghívást indítani, ...
Khmer:ការហៅទូរស័ព្ទដោយមិនបានណាត់ជាមុន, ទូរស័ព្ទរកអតិថិជនថ្មី, ...
Korean:예고 없는 전화, 전화하다, ...
Persian:تماس بدون هماهنگی, تماس سرد گرفتن, ...
Polish:niezapowiedziany telefon, dzwonić do potencjalnych klientów bez uprzedzenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):chamada fria, ligar a frio, ...
Romanian:apel la rece, a suna la rece, ...
Swedish:oväntat samtal, ringa säljsamtal utan förvarning, ...
Thai:การติดต่อโดยไม่ได้นัดหมาย, โทรขาย, ...
Turkish:soğuk arama, satış amacıyla randevusuz aramak, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc gọi không hẹn trước, gọi điện chào hàng, ...

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