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dummy bid

dummy bid noun: a bid made at an auction, by a dummy bidder acting in collusion with the auctioneer or vendor, designed to deceive genuine bidders into paying more.

Noun

dummy bid (plural dummy bids)

  1. A bid made at an auction, by a dummy bidder acting in collusion with the auctioneer or vendor, designed to deceive genuine bidders into paying more.

Forms of dummy bid

pluraldummy bids

Questions about dummy bid

What does dummy bid mean?
Dummy bid means a bid made at an auction, by a dummy bidder acting in collusion with the auctioneer or vendor, designed to deceive genuine bidders into paying more.
What part of speech is dummy bid?
Dummy bid is a noun.
What is the plural of dummy bid?
The plural of dummy bid is dummy bids.

Words near dummy bid in the dictionary

  1. dumminess
  2. dummkopf
  3. dummkopfs
  4. Dumms
  5. dummy
  6. dummy bid
  7. dummy bids
  8. dummy board
  9. dummy boards
  10. dummy car
  11. dummy cars

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