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121Bid Whacker — A slang term for an investor who sells shares at or below the bid price. This is considered outside the norm, as sellers normally settle for a price between the bid and ask quotes. The person is said to whack the bid down , since selling at or… …
122Bid shading — In an auction, bid shading describes the practice of a bidder placing a bid that is below what they believe a good is worth.Bid shading is used for one of two purposes. In a common value auction with incomplete information, bid shading is used to …
123bid — /bɪd/ noun 1. an offer to buy something at a specific price. ⇒ takeover bid ♦ to make a bid for something to offer to buy something ● We made a bid for the house. ● The company made a bid for its rival. ♦ to make a cash bid to offer to pay cash… …
124bid — /bɪd/ noun 1. an offer to buy something at a specific price ♦ to make a bid for something to offer to buy something ● We made a bid for the house. ● The company made a bid for its rival. ♦ to make a cash bid to offer to pay cash for something ♦… …
125bid — I. verb (bade or bid; bidden or bid; also bade; bidding) Etymology: partly from Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan; akin to Old High German bitten to entreat, and perhaps to Sanskrit bādhate he presses; partly from Middle English… …
126The Tales of Beedle the Bard — Infobox bodystyle=width:{infoboxwidth|{width|20em; abovestyle=background:inherit; font weight:bold; labelstyle=background:inherit; white space:nowrap; above= Harry Potter books The Tales of Beedle the Bard caption = UK (left) and US (right)… …
127bid shielding — n. The practice of placing a low bid in an online auction and having a second person enter a bid that is high enough to discourage other bidders. At the last second, the high bid is retracted and the low bid wins. Example Citations: While online… …
1282007–2008 world food price crisis — The years 2007–2008 saw dramatic rises in world food prices, creating a global crisis and causing political and economical instability and social unrest in both poor and developed nations. Systemic causes for the world wide increases in food… …
