COLD-CALL | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of cold-call in English cold-callverb [ T or I ] uk /ˌkəʊldˈkɔːl/ us /ˌkoʊldˈkɑːl/ Add to word list Add to word list to call or visit a possible customer to try to sell them something without being asked by the customer to do so: We were cold-called by a company offering savings on our phone bill. In this job, you have to be prepared to cold-call. See cold-calling

• He was handed a list of numbers to cold-call.
• Have you been cold-called by someone offering to buy or sell shares?
• The main advantage of social networks is that they help users meet people they otherwise might have to cold-call.

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cold-call | Business English

cold-callverb [ I or T ] uk us (also blind call) Add to word list Add to word list 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 phone bill. A great advantage of social networks is they help users meet people rather than having to cold-call. cold-callnoun [ C ] uk us (also blind call) MARKETING a phone call or visit from someone trying to sell a product or service who has not been asked by the customer to do this: Many people are likely to hang up on a cold-call. (Definition of cold-call from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of cold-call

cold-call So a traditional research strategy -- cold-call to request interviews, or send out a survey -- seemed doomed to failure. From The Atlantic They contacted us, and we were able to ourselves - you cold-call universities in the state and find a psychologist who had familiarity with this population. From NPR We would cold-call unsuspecting folks at dinnertime, reaching them on their kitchen landlines as they ate what we presumed to be bleak microwave meals for one. From Slate Magazine These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of cold-call?

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