gambit
Day 14Level 2GAM-bit
opening move
opening move; transaction
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
ploy, stratagem, scheme, ruse
Example Sentence:
Their latest gambit would sell 25 percent of the team to Aldridge's group for $110 million, which would leave the team in the Jacobs' control.
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