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cold calling

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. Also the present participle of cold call.

Noun

cold calling (uncountable)

  1. 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

Also used as

cold calling is also the present participle of cold call.

Questions about cold calling

What does cold calling mean?
Cold calling means 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.
What part of speech is cold calling?
Cold calling is a noun.

Words near cold calling in the dictionary

  1. cold brews
  2. cold call
  3. cold called
  4. cold caller
  5. cold callers
  6. cold calling
  7. cold calls
  8. cold camera
  9. cold cameras
  10. cold cap
  11. cold capping

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