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ploy

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Pronunciation: US /plɔɪ/

ploy means: A clever plan used to get what you want, often by tricking or persuading someone.

noun

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A clever plan used to get what you want, often by tricking or persuading someone.

  • The free gift was a marketing ploy.
  • She saw through his clever ploy.
  • Was that a ploy to make us stay?

How to use it: ploy to do something (It was a ploy to attract customers.)

Similar words: tactic, trick, ruse

Common phrases: marketing ploy, clever ploy, ploy to win, publicity ploy

Questions about ploy

What does ploy mean?

A clever plan used to get what you want, often by tricking or persuading someone.

What is ploy in other languages?

Türkçe: taktik · Español: estratagema · Français: stratagème · Deutsch: Trick · Italiano: stratagemma · 日本語: 策略

How do you pronounce ploy?

It is pronounced /plɔɪ/.

How do you use ploy in a sentence?

The free gift was a marketing ploy. She saw through his clever ploy.

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