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Noun: cold calling
  1. Making unsolicited (usually telephone) contact with potential customers in order to try to sell something
    "Many salespeople dislike cold calling"
Verb: cold call
  1. Make unsolicited (usually telephone) contact with a potential customer in order to try to sell something
    "He spent his mornings cold calling businesses to offer IT services"

Derived forms: cold callings

Encyclopedia: Cold calling

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