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cold calls

cold calls is the plural of cold call.

cold calls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cold call.

Meaning of cold call

Noun

cold call (plural cold calls)

  1. A sales call either by telephone or personal presence, made without a referral or without preparing the recipient of the call.
    • I got a cold call in the middle of dinner from someone trying to sell roofing and siding because they're allegedly working in my area this week.
  2. A call of a bet and one or more raises made by a player who has not already contributed to the pot in the current betting round, usually with further action from the original bettor or raiser yet to come.

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Questions about cold calls

What is cold calls the plural of?
Cold calls is the plural of cold call.

Words near cold calls in the dictionary

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

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