词汇 | auction-ring |
释义 | auction ring noun[ C ] COMMERCEukus(alsobidders' ring) a group of buyers at an auction (= public sale) who make an illegal agreement not to compete against one another to buy things, in order to keep the price low. They then sell what they have bought at a higher price and share the profits. Examples of auction ringauction ring This auctionring depressed the prices obtained at auction and so the trade became unprofitable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many chants are accompanied by the unique yelling of a ringman, who is an assistant to the auctioneer in the auctionring. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Nobody who goes to markets can escape seeing what goes on in the auctionring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not going to enter into an argument, but the argument can always be tested in an auctionring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This deals with the possible exclusion for a period from auction sales of an individual who has been found guilty of an offence in connection with an auctionring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More recently, it has been in the picture and fine art world that an occasion has been seen where it seems highly suspicious that an auctionring may have operated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are bound to recognise—and this has been emphasised—that there is always likely to be difficulty in obtaining adequate evidence of the operation of an auctionring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The annual auction draws thousands to the town and shuts down streets for auction rings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We have had an inquiry into the operation of auction rings in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that no one outside imagines that we do not take the subject of auction rings very seriously. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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