BOILERROOM

Boiler Room

Boiler Room is a 2000 American crime drama thriller film written and directed by Ben Younger, and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin and Jamie Kennedy.

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Boiler room

In business, the term boiler room refers to an outbound call centre selling questionable investments by telephone. It typically refers to a room where salesmen work using unfair, dishonest sales tactics, sometimes selling penny stock, private placements or committing outright stock fraud. The term carries a negative connotation, and is often used to imply high-pressure sales tactics and, sometimes, poor working conditions.

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boiler room

Noun

  1. A room in a building that houses the boiler(s) and similar equipment.
  2. A compartment on a steamship that houses the boiler.
  3. A telemarketing firm that makes cold calls.


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