| 单词 | mock auction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmock auction mock auction n. a fraudulent auction of worthless goods at which genuine bidding is encouraged either by pretend bids made by associates of the auctioneer, or by the offer of free gifts or other incentives. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > auction > under false or fraudulent pretences mock auction1770 rig sale1812 rigged sale1862 society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > auction > Dutch auction mock auction1770 rig1825 Dutch auction1859 run-out1934 1770 Cheats of London Exposed 29 I call them Mock-Auctions, because they are deceits throughout, their advertisements set forth the sale of persons who never existed, and [etc.]. 1884 C. Dickens Dict. London 28/1 The ‘Mock Auction’ is a swindle. 1928 Melody Maker Feb. 229/3 That wretched eighteen-penny alarum clock I had been swindled into buying the day previously at a mock auction sale. 1987 Observer 15 May 9/7 A mock auction is usually held in a hired room in a hotel or club, advertised as a one-day sale in leaflets pushed through letterboxes. < as lemmas |
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