| 单词 | rigged sale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrigged sale rigged sale n. a fraudulent sale; (in early use esp.) an auction at which the articles sold are worthless or counterfeit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > auction > under false or fraudulent pretences mock auction1770 rig sale1812 rigged sale1862 1862 Times 24 June 13/4 They represented to parties going to see the goods that it was a ‘rigged’ sale, that the goods were not genuine. 1879 C. Dickens, Jr. Dict. London 12/3 It..is known..as a ‘rigged sale’, consisting of articles vamped up or originally manufactured for the purpose. 1954 Burlington Mag. July 229/1 In several countries, established dealers complain of the competition caused by ‘rigged’ sales. 2004 Jrnl. Econ. Lit. 42 541/2 The allegedly rigged sale of the Boston Red Sox to handpicked bidders. < as lemmas |
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