"Vickrey auction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Vickrey auctions [plural]
Etymology: After William Vickrey (1914-1996), Canadian professor of economics. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Vickrey auction (plural Vickrey auctions)
  1. A type of sealed-bid auction, where bidders submit written bids without knowing the bids of others, in which the highest bidder wins but the price paid is the second-highest bid. Wikipedia link: Vickrey auction Related terms: silent auction
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Inflected forms

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