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foot-in-the-door technique

foot-in-the-door technique proper noun: a compliance strategy where a person is more likely to agree to a larger request after initially agreeing to a smaller, initial request.

Proper noun

foot-in-the-door technique

  1. A compliance strategy where a person is more likely to agree to a larger request after initially agreeing to a smaller, initial request.

Words formed from foot-in-the-door technique

Questions about foot-in-the-door technique

What does foot-in-the-door technique mean?
Foot-in-the-door technique means a compliance strategy where a person is more likely to agree to a larger request after initially agreeing to a smaller, initial request.
What part of speech is foot-in-the-door technique?
Foot-in-the-door technique is a proper noun.

Words near foot-in-the-door technique in the dictionary

  1. foot-ganger
  2. foot-gangers
  3. foot-goer
  4. foot-goers
  5. foot-in-mouth disease
  6. foot-in-the-door technique
  7. foot-jaw
  8. foot-jaws
  9. foot-lambert
  10. foot-lamberts
  11. foot-light

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