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appeasement

/əˈpɪiz.mənt/

Meanings
noun
The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

Examples :

"The manager's appeasement of the angry customer, by offering a full refund and a free gift, prevented a public scene. "
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Related Words

Illustration customer

customer noun

/ˈkʌstəmə/ /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

Illustration giving

giving verb

/ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

"She is giving her friend a book. "

Illustration prevented

prevented verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪd/

To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Illustration public

public noun

/ˈpʌblɪk/

The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.

"Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point."

Illustration refund

refund noun

/ˈriːfʌnd/ /rɪˈfʌnd/

An amount of money returned.

"If the camera is faulty, you can return it to the store where you bought it for a full refund."

Illustration offering

offering verb

/ˈɑfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/

To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

"She offered to help with her homework."

Illustration manager

manager noun

/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒɚ/

A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

"The school's new manager is responsible for organizing the sports teams. "

Illustration preserve

preserve noun

/pɹəˈzɜːv/ /pɹəˈzɝv/

A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.

"My grandmother makes a delicious strawberry preserve for breakfast. "

Illustration policy

policy noun

/ˈpɒləsi/ /ˈpɑləsi/

A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.

"The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers."

Illustration state

state noun

/steɪt/

A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

"The current state of the project is that we are behind schedule. "

Illustration appeased

appeased verb

/əˈpiːzd/ /əˈpiːzt/

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

"to appease the tumult of the ocean"

Illustration demands

demands noun

/dɪˈmɑːndz/ /dɪˈmændz/

The desire to purchase goods and services.

"Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply."