cold calling

noun

The practice of making unsolicited telephone calls or house calls to potential clients, voters or other groups in order to drum up custom or investigate intentions

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Meanings

nouncold calling (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessThe practice of making unsolicited telephone calls or house calls to potential clients, voters or other groups in order to drum up custom or investigate intentions
verb
  1. participlepresentpresent participle of cold call

Translations

French cold calling
  • cold callingunsolicited sales call
Spanish puerta fría, llamada en frío
  • puerta fríaunsolicited sales call
  • llamada en fríounsolicited sales call
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APA

cold calling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20calling

MLA

“cold calling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20calling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold calling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20calling.

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