Cold-call
noun
1.
a visit or telephone call to a prospective customer without an appointment or a previous introduction.
noun
1.
a call made by a salesman on a potential customer without making an appointment
verb
2.
to call on (a potential customer) without making an appointment
noun
: Canvassing is the equivalent of cold calls in the sales field
verb
To make a sales call without an appointment: It’s difficult to cold-call a corporation and ask them to give you five figures up front (1970s+)
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