This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
gambit
Pronounced: (GAM-bit)
Noun:
1. a strategic maneuver
2. an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
3. a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
From Vocabulary.com: “The noun gambit comes from an Italian word, gambetto, which means “tripping up.” When you make an opening move, offer something, or start a conversation with something that seems self-sacrificing but is really a ploy for greater advantage in the long run, that’s a gambit.”
Example:
“Joan’s gambit early in her career was to pass on small to mid-priced listings and focus exclusively on luxury condos.”
