dummy
noun [ C ]
MARKETING uk/ˈdʌmi/ usplural dummiesa large model of a person, especially one used to show clothes in a store:
If you want costumes or makeup to look really good, you can put it on a dummy.
something made to look real, used especially to test people's reaction to it:
The display case was filled with test packages and dummies to simulate the presence of food products.
dummy
adjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈdʌmi/ usmade to seem real:
He created a dummy magazine to show to potential publishers.
To meet their monthly targets, salespeople placed dummy orders from friendly customers, cancelling them later.
LAW
used to describe a company that is created in order to hide information, especially about who owns its assets:
The agents set up dummy companies, acquire advanced computers, and then they quietly fold and go home, taking their hardware with them.