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▪ I. dummy dum‧my 1 [ˈdʌmi] noun dummies PLURALFORM [countable]
1. MARKETING a product that is made to look like a real product and is used for testing, obtaining people's opinions etc
3. a model of a human used for showing clothes in a shop window or for testing car safety
[m0] ▪ II. dummy dummy 2 adjective [only before a noun]
1. MARKETING a dummy product is made to look like a real one and is used for tests, getting people's opinions etc:
• 72% of the men in the group taking a dummy pill continued to lose hair.
2. ORGANIZATIONS a dummy organization is used to hide the real owner of assets, or to hide criminal activities:
• They had set up a series of dummy corporations to buy and sell 8,000 acres of useless New Mexico desert.
3. a dummy activity is used to make people think that something is happening when it is not:
• They used dummy trades to create a false impression of a more active market than really existed.
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dummy UK US /ˈdʌmi/ noun [C] (plural dummies) MARKETING
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If you want costumes or makeup to look really good, you can put it on a dummy.
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The display case was filled with test packages and dummies to simulate the presence of food products.
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dummy UK US /ˈdʌmi/ adjective [ before noun]
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He created a dummy magazine to show to potential publishers.
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To meet their monthly targets, salespeople placed dummy orders from friendly customers, cancelling them later.
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The agents set up dummy companies, acquire advanced computers, and then they quietly fold and go home, taking their hardware with them.
Financial and business terms.
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Dummy — [ˈdʌmɪ] (engl. für Attrappe) bezeichnet: eine Attrappe für künstlerische Zwecke oder Tests Crashtest Dummy, eine mit zahlreichen Sensoren ausgestattete Puppe in Form eines Menschen oder Tieres, die bei der Unfallforschung (Crashtests) von Fahr… … Deutsch Wikipedia
dummy — index imitation, proxy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 dummy … Law dictionary
Dummy — Dum my, n.; pl. {Dummies}. 1. One who is dumb. H. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain what its exterior indicates. [1913 Webster] 3. An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dummy — Dum my, a. [See {Dumb}.] 1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine. [1913 Webster] 2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch. [1913 Webster] {Dummy car}. See under {Car}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dummy — ► NOUN (pl. dummies) 1) a model or replica of a human being. 2) an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real one. 3) Brit. a rubber or plastic teat for a baby to suck on. 4) (in sport) a feigned pass or kick. 5) informal … English terms dictionary
dummy — [dum′ē] n. pl. dummies [< DUMB + Y2] 1. [Old Slang] a person unable to talk; mute: an offensive term 2. a figure made in human form, as for displaying clothing, practicing tackling in football, etc. 3. an imitation or sham; substitute for the… … English World dictionary
Dummy — Album par Portishead Sortie 17 octobre 1994 Enregistrement State of Art and Coach House Studios Durée 49min16s Genre Trip hop Producteur … Wikipédia en Français
dummy — [n1] mannequin copy, counterfeit, duplicate, figure, form, imitation, manikin, model, ringer*, sham*, stand in, sub, substitute; concepts 436,716 Ant. being, entity dummy [n2] stupid person blockhead*, dimwit*, dolt*, dullard*, dunce, fool, idiot … New thesaurus
dummy — 1590s, mute person, from DUMB (Cf. dumb). Extended by 1845 to figure representing a person. Used in card games (originally whist) since 1736. Meaning dolt, blockhead is from 1796 … Etymology dictionary
