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View synonyms for Dutch auction

Dutch auction

noun

  1. a method of auction consisting in the offer of a property at a price above the actual value and then at gradually reduced prices until a buyer is found.


Dutch auction

noun

  1. an auction in which the price is lowered by stages until a buyer is found
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dutch auction1

First recorded in 1860–65

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