1.
If someone makes a ~, they telephone or visit someone they have never contacted, without making an appointment, in order to try and sell something.
She had worked as a call centre operator making ~s for time-share holidays.
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2.
To ~ means to make a ~.
You should refuse to meet anyone who ~s with an offer of financial advice.
VERB: V, also V n
~ing
We will adhere to strict sales ethics, with none of the ~ing that has given the industry such a bad name.
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