move
n. countablen. a change of position or a specific action you take to reach a goal. You use this when talking about a step in a plan or a turn in a game.
n. a change of position or a calculated action taken to achieve a specific objective. Often used to describe strategic decisions in business, politics, or competitive games.
Opening a second office was a smart business move.
The company's latest move into the Asian market has surprised many of its competitors.
Analysts viewed the sudden interest rate hike as a defensive move by the central bank to curb rising inflation before the fiscal year ended.
From Middle English moven, moeven, meven, borrowed from Old Northern French mover, moveir and Old French mouver, moveir (“to move”) (compare modern French mouvoir from Old French movoir), from Latin movēre (“move; change, exchange, go in or out, quit”), from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move, drive”). Cognate with Lithuanian mauti (“to push on, rush”), Sanskrit मीवति (mī́vati, “pushes, presses, moves”), Middle Dutch mouwe (“sleeve”). Largely displaced native English stir, from Middle English stiren, sturien, from Old English styrian.
Commonly paired with adjectives like 'smart', 'bold', or 'strategic'.