English Dictionary

bait and switch

名詞

広義

An unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel that the inexpensive product is unavailable or of poor quality and are instead urged to buy a more expensive product.

日本語の意味

不正または違法な販売手法。安価な商品を宣伝して集客し、実際にはその商品が入手不可能または品質が低いと説明し、代わりにより高額な商品を購入させる手法

The company was fined after complaints revealed a bait and switch that lured customers with low prices and then pressured them into buying more expensive models.

その会社は、安価な価格で客を引き寄せ、実際には在庫がないか品質が悪いと言ってより高価な商品を買わせるというおとり商法が発覚し、苦情を受けて罰金を科された。

意味（1）

An unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel that the inexpensive product is unavailable or of poor quality and are instead urged to buy a more expensive product.

Seereeram and other critics say it was a sort of bait and switch. Citibank met with Trintomar three times in the spring of 1992 to pitch its original $66 million refinancing proposal, and in a letter dated Sept. 9, Trintomar asked for a formal proposal. The next day, Citibank sent a letter outlining the extra $96.5 million loan in several pages of eye-glazing detail.

意味（2）

(by extension) Any similar deceptive behavior, especially in politics and romantic relationships.