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Definition ploy in British English

ploy noun

[countable] noun
/plɔɪ/
1

a way of tricking or confusing someone in order to get an advantage or to make them do what you want

Example

Laura desperately tried to think of a ploy to delay his departure.

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Definition ploy in British English