noun
definition
A tactic, strategy, or gimmick.
example
The free T-shirt is really a ploy to get you inside to see their sales pitch.
definition
Sport; frolic.
definition
Employment.
Examples of ploys in a Sentence
Reg at Rickmansworth looks at the current situation and suggests a few rather devious ploys you might adopt to get the money.
The trouble with new attacking ploys is that defenses seem to be able to find the solution almost instantaneously.
These are subtle ploys committed in the hope of gaining an advantage without having to resort to a full-blown illegal method.
The April 24 Wall Street Journal ran a story about some of the newer, more aggressive advertising ploys on the Net.
Spoofed email can range from harmless pranks to social engineering ploys.
Many programs use these terms as advertising ploys.
You won't find gimmicks or marketing ploys that try to talk you out of your money.