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pol·i·cy

policy

 
 
pronunciation:
pa l si
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part of speech: noun
inflections: policies
definition: A policy is a set of rules or a plan that says how things should be done. Owners of businesses and leaders of schools and governments often decide on policies for the people who work for them. A policy tells people exactly what to do in certain situations. For example, a store might have a policy concerning when they will give a customer their money back. For example, the policy might say that a customer can return something for money back if they bring it back to the store within ten days.
The library policy lets people borrow books for two weeks at a time.Teachers are not allowed to smoke anywhere on the school grounds. It is against the school's policy.
similar words:
means, platform, practice, program, strategy, system
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