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| bait-and-switch |
a sales tactic in which a seller attracts customers by advertising at a bargain price one item that is often out of stock, and then diverts their attention by encouraging them to buy another item at a higher price. [1/2 definitions] |
| barker1 |
a person who stands at the entrance to a carnival, show, or the like, loudly encouraging people to buy tickets to enter. [1/2 definitions] |
| call-in |
encouraging listeners or viewers to telephone and talk with a radio or television host. [1/2 definitions] |
| cheerleading |
the activity of encouraging spectators to cheer for a sports team during a competitive event using special yells and chants in addition to performing strenuous athletic feats of tumbling and gymnastics to bolster spectators' enthusiasm. |
| dollar diplomacy |
a U.S. government policy of promoting national interests by encouraging investment abroad, or of using governmental power or influence to protect and promote such private investment. [1/2 definitions] |
| encouragement |
the act of encouraging or condition of being encouraged. [1/2 definitions] |
| exhort |
to give advice or admonition in an urgent but encouraging manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| fomentation |
the act of instigating or encouraging the development of discord, discontent, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| footsie |
the act of flirting, or of encouraging a close, mutually beneficial, and usu. secret relationship. [1/2 definitions] |
| Freemason |
a member of an international fraternal society that has as its aim the encouraging of mutual aid, brotherly love, and charitable acts. [1/2 definitions] |
| nurture |
the act or process of encouraging and promoting growth, development, or education. [1/6 definitions] |
| roseate |
optimistic, favorable, or encouraging. [1/2 definitions] |
| suggestive |
rich in implications; encouraging further thought. [1/4 definitions] |
| unencouraging |
combined form of encouraging. |
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