Shill — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others

act as a shill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈɪl/.

Examples

The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up

Parts of Speech

noun	a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
verb	act as a shill “The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up”

Word Forms

shill	verb	act as a shill
shill	noun	a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

compromettant

un leurre qui agit comme un client enthousiaste afin de stimuler la participation des autres

🇪🇸Spanish

cómplice

un señuelo que actúa como un cliente entusiasta para estimular la participación de otros

🇮🇹Italian

scellino

un'esca che si comporta come un cliente entusiasta per stimolare la partecipazione degli altri

🇷🇺Russian

шилл

приманка, которая действует как восторженный клиент, чтобы стимулировать участие других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शील

एक प्रलोभन जो दूसरों की भागीदारी को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए एक उत्साही ग्राहक के रूप में कार्य करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শিল

অন্যদের অংশগ্রহণকে উদ্দীপিত করার জন্য একজন উত্সাহী গ্রাহক হিসাবে কাজ করে এমন একটি প্রতারক

🇮🇳Tamil

ஷில்

மற்றவர்களின் பங்கேற்பைத் தூண்டுவதற்காக உற்சாகமான வாடிக்கையாளராகச் செயல்படும் ஒரு ஏமாற்றுக்காரர்

🇮🇳Telugu

షిల్

ఇతరుల భాగస్వామ్యాన్ని ప్రేరేపించడానికి ఉత్సాహభరితమైన కస్టమర్‌గా వ్యవహరించే మోసగాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

शिल

इतरांच्या सहभागाला चालना देण्यासाठी उत्साही ग्राहक म्हणून काम करणारा डिकॉय

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિલ

અન્યોની ભાગીદારીને ઉત્તેજીત કરવા માટે ઉત્સાહી ગ્રાહક તરીકે કાર્ય કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಲ್

ಇತರರ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭರಿತ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರಂತೆ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಮೋಸಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷിൽ

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ പങ്കാളിത്തം ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനായി ഉത്സാഹിയായ ഉപഭോക്താവായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വഞ്ചന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਲ

ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖਾਧੜੀ ਜੋ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਭਾਗੀਦਾਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਗਾਹਕ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شل

ایک دھوکہ جو دوسروں کی شرکت کی حوصلہ افزائی کرنے کے لئے ایک پرجوش گاہک کے طور پر کام کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

托儿

充当热心顾客以刺激其他人参与的诱饵

🇯🇵Japanese

シル

他の人の参加を促すために熱心な顧客のふりをするおとり

🇰🇷Korean

실

다른 사람의 참여를 자극하기 위해 열성적인 고객 역할을 하는 미끼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chết tiệt

một mồi nhử hoạt động như một khách hàng nhiệt tình nhằm kích thích sự tham gia của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

หน้าม้า

ตัวล่อที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นลูกค้าที่กระตือรือร้นเพื่อกระตุ้นการมีส่วนร่วมของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjudi

umpan yang bertindak sebagai pelanggan yang antusias untuk merangsang partisipasi orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شيل

شرك يعمل كعميل متحمس من أجل تحفيز مشاركة الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

شیل

طعمه ای که به عنوان یک مشتری مشتاق عمل می کند تا مشارکت دیگران را تحریک کند

🇹🇷Turkish

şil

başkalarının katılımını teşvik etmek için hevesli bir müşteri gibi davranan bir tuzak

🇮🇱Hebrew

שיל

פיתוי שמתנהג כלקוח נלהב במטרה לעורר את השתתפותם של אחרים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shill'?

The primary meaning of 'shill' is 'a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shill' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'shill' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shill' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shill' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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