English Dictionary

dummy bid

名詞

(business) 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.

日本語の意味

競売において、売主または拍売人と共謀し、実際の入札者を欺いて価格を不当に引き上げるために仕掛けられる、実体のない入札。

Several bidders suspected the auctioneer had arranged a dummy bid to drive up the final price.

数名の入札者は、競売人が落札価格を釣り上げるために見せかけの入札を仕組んだのではないかと疑った。

意味（1）

(business) 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.

dummy bids （ plural ）