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Definition of cold-call verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cold-call

verb
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cold-call
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/
he / she / it cold-calls
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlz/
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlz/
past simple cold-called
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
past participle cold-called
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
-ing form cold-calling
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
 
/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
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  1. cold-call somebody to phone somebody that you do not know, in order to sell them something
    • Fraudsters would cold-call residents with offers of solar electricity.

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