pick bids off the wall

verb

Of an auctioneer, to acknowledge nonexistent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders.

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Meanings

verbpick bids off the wall (third-person singular simple present picks bids off the wall, present participle picking bids off the wall, simple past and past participle picked bids off the wall)

present singular third person picks bids off the wall · participle present picking bids off the wall · participle past picked bids off the wall · past picked bids off the wall

  1. informalOf an auctioneer, to acknowledge nonexistent bids, so as to fraudulently drive up the price for the actual competing bidders.
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APA

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Chicago

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