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bid shading

bid shading noun: in an auction, the practice of bidding less than what one believes the goods are worth.

Noun

bid shading (uncountable)

  1. In an auction, the practice of bidding less than what one believes the goods are worth.

Questions about bid shading

What does bid shading mean?
Bid shading means in an auction, the practice of bidding less than what one believes the goods are worth.
What part of speech is bid shading?
Bid shading is a noun.

Words near bid shading in the dictionary

  1. bid one's time
  2. bid price
  3. bid prices
  4. bid rigging
  5. bid riggings
  6. bid shading
  7. bid up
  8. bid wanted
  9. bid whist
  10. bid'a
  11. bid-ask spread

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