strategy meaning

UK /ˈstrætɪdʒi/ US /ˈstrætədʒi/ 3 syllables

strategy (noun): an elaborate and systematic plan of action.

strategy has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

strategy as a noun

  1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

    Synonyms: scheme

    Type of: plan of action

    Kinds: contrivance, counterterrorism, game plan, house of cards, playbook, plot, pyramid scheme, waiting game, wheeze, incentive program

    Related forms: strategic, strategical, strategist

  2. the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

    Type of: military science

    Related forms: strategic, strategical, strategist

How to pronounce strategy

strategy is pronounced /ˈstrætɪdʒi/ in British English and /ˈstrætədʒi/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in GY · 8-letter words

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