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knockout auction

knockout auction noun: an auction where most of the bidders are secretly shills.

Noun

knockout auction (plural knockout auctions)

  1. An auction where most of the bidders are secretly shills.

Forms of knockout auction

pluralknockout auctions

Questions about knockout auction

What does knockout auction mean?
Knockout auction means an auction where most of the bidders are secretly shills.
What part of speech is knockout auction?
Knockout auction is a noun.
What is the plural of knockout auction?
The plural of knockout auction is knockout auctions.

Words near knockout auction in the dictionary

  1. knocko
  2. knockoff
  3. knockoffs
  4. knockos
  5. knockout
  6. knockout auction
  7. knockout auctions
  8. knockout drop
  9. knockout drops
  10. knockout game
  11. knockout merchant

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