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noun

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

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Origin of cold call

First recorded in 1980–85

Words nearby cold call

colcothar, cold, cold-blooded, cold-blooded animals, cold brew, cold call, cold case, cold cash, cold cathode, cold cellar, cold chisel

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How to use cold call in a sentence

I got a cold call from a recruiting firm asking if I’d be interested in the CFO role at Carlyle.
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This is comedy based on a cold humor, detached, euphemistic, devoid of any generosity.
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We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.
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Cold War fears could be manipulated through misleading art to attract readers to daunting material.
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The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.
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Note: UNICOR uses its inmates for everything from call center operators to human demolishers of old computers.
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Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
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Everything is topsy-turvy in Europe according to our moral ideas, and they don't have what we call "men" over here.
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Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
It was like his beautiful courtesy to call me in and introduce me to Blow instead of letting me go away.
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After an hour, however, he reached this decision: He would not go to or call up Mrs. Merley.
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British Dictionary definitions for cold call

cold call

noun

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

verb cold-call

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

Derived forms of cold call

cold caller, nouncold calling, noun

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cold call

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