Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knockout auction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
knock-out auc-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An auction where most of the bidders are secretly shills.

Inflected Forms

knockout auctions (plural)

Questions

What does knockout auction mean?
An auction where most of the bidders are secretly shills.

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