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cold call

–noun
a visit or telephone call to a prospective customer without an appointment or a previous introduction.

Origin:
1980–85
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cold call  
n.  A telephone call or visit made to someone who is not known or not expecting contact, often in order to sell something.
cold-call, cold call (kōld'kôl') v.
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Financial Dictionary

cold call

A broker's telephone call to a heretofore unknown person during which the broker tries to enlist that person as a customer.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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