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单词 bait and switch
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bait and switch

noun

1
: a sales tactic in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced item but is then encouraged to buy a higher-priced one
2
: the ploy of offering a person something desirable to gain favor (such as political support) then thwarting expectations with something less desirable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But to critics, the smaller plan seemed like a bait and switch, aimed at establishing a beachhead for a future larger mine, or even a district of many neighboring mines. Tim Sohn, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2020 And the best way to beat a bait and switch is a dine and dash! Jen Doll, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2022 One important note: Never bait and switch your content. Stephanie Burns, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 Some justices might see that as a bait and switch forcing them to address a much bigger question. Dan Berman, CNN, 30 Nov. 2021 DirecTV, and its traditional satellite service, meanwhile, does the bait and switch. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021 But on this play and this route — first-and-10 from his own 13-yard line with a 25-point lead on the scoreboard — Johnson pulled the bait and switch. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2021 As Ruth Bader Ginsburg noted in her famous Shelby County dissent, this was little more than a bait and switch. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 And therein lies the bait and switch that is the hallmark of the animal rights industry. Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

bait and switch

noun

: a fraudulent or deceptive sales practice in which a purchaser is attracted by advertisement of a low-priced item but then is encouraged to purchase a higher-priced one

called also bait advertising

bait and switch

noun

as in switcheroo
US a selling method in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced product but then is encouraged to buy a more expensive one

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • switcheroo
  • turnaround
  • second thought
  • turnabout
  • renunciation
  • retraction
  • flip-flop
  • disavowal
  • denial
  • repudiation
  • reversal
  • disownment
  • reconsideration
  • volte-face
  • recantation
  • U-turn
  • retreat
  • disaffirmance
  • about-face
  • about-turn
  • wavering
  • wobbling
  • hesitation
  • indecision
  • vacillation
  • irresolution
  • wabbling
  • shilly-shallying
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