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Dutch auction
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Dutch auction
n.
An auction in which an item is initially offered at a high price that is progressively lowered until a bid is made and the item sold.
Dutch auction
n
(Business / Commerce) an auction in which the price is lowered by stages until a buyer is found
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Noun1.dutch auction - a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found
marketing, merchandising, selling - the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
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Dutch auction n → asta all'olandese
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