opening move en · NOUN
Meanings
- A move that is used to start a game such as chess.
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(broadly) The beginning of a conversation, transaction, etc.
In her short time as CEO, she led an overhaul of the app, which changed how men and women initiate conversations on the app (it was built on the premise of women making the “opening move”).
2025 January 17, Alicia Adamczyk, “Bumble’s new CEO is already leaving the company as shares fell 54% since killing the signature feature and letting men message first”, in Fortune:There is a common rationalisation that explains his recklessness as opening moves in a negotiation.
2025 February 5, “The Guardian view on Trump’s foreign policy: an alarming new order takes shape”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opening moves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
de Eröffnungszug (move to start a game)