Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dummy bid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: dum-my bid
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

dummy bids (plural)

Phrases

donkey bid

Frequently Paired Words

donkey bid

Questions

What does dummy bid mean?: 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.

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