ploy — a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage
Pronunciation (IPA): /plɔɪ/
Example Sentences
- The free trial was just a ploy to get my credit card information.
- His sudden interest in cooking was a ploy to impress his mother-in-law.
- The company's environmental campaign turned out to be a greenwashing ploy.
ploy
NOUN[/plɔɪ/]
a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage
The merchant's ploy tricked shoppers into buying overpriced silk.
The clever boy hides his ploy within a simple toy!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'ploi' meaning a fold or bend, derived from Latin 'plicare' meaning to fold. The word evolved to mean a subtle maneuver or stratagem in English.
Breakdown
Single morpheme word from Old French 'ploi' (fold/bend) from Latin 'plicare' (to fold) - no further morphological breakdown into constituent parts
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The free trial was just a ploy to get my credit card information.”
“His sudden interest in cooking was a ploy to impress his mother-in-law.”
“The company's environmental campaign turned out to be a greenwashing ploy.”
“She used the 'I forgot my wallet' ploy to make him pay for dinner again.”
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