Policy definition
Policy is a noun meaning "a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group." It has 3 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 6
- How common
- Everyday word
Policy as a noun
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
"it was a policy of retribution"
a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
"they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"
written contract or certificate of insurance
"you should have read the small print on your policy"
Same sense: insurance, insurance policy
Synonyms and antonyms
- insurance
- insurance policy
How to say policy
Policy has 3 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
POLICY in word games
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Anagrams
- 0
Is POLICY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check POLICY in the word checker, or unscramble POLICY to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.