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Bait and Switch

nounid 15145·updated May 18, 2026
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a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product

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Variants

plural
Bait and Switches
possessive
Bait and Switch's
pluralpossessive
Bait and Switches'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product
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