cold call

== English == === Alternative forms === cold-call === Noun === cold call (plural cold calls) A sales call either by telephone or personal presence, made without a referral or without preparing the recipient of the call. (poker) 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. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== unqualified prospect === Verb === cold call (third-person singular simple present cold calls, present participle cold calling, simple past and past participle cold called) (intransitive) To call someone without preparation or referral. (poker) To make a cold call. ==== Derived terms ==== cold caller cold calling ==== Related terms ==== cold email === See also === nuisance call