"cold call" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cold calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Telephony Related terms: unqualified prospect Translations (sales call): Kaltakquise [feminine] (German), Cold Call [masculine] (German), Kaltanruf [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-cold_call-en-noun--mgZVK3D Disambiguation of Telephony: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cold-call

Verb [English]

Forms: cold calls [present, singular, third-person], cold calling [participle, present], cold called [participle, past], cold called [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cold call (third-person singular simple present cold calls, present participle cold calling, simple past and past participle cold called)
  1. (intransitive) To call someone without preparation or referral. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: cold calling Related terms: cold email, nuisance call
    Sense id: en-cold_call-en-verb-3BMZXjFC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cold-call

Inflected forms

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