Dutch auction
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It said it would ditch the popular Dutch auction style of minting, in which an NFT goes up for sale at a certain ceiling price and is then incrementally lowered over time.
From The Verge • May 1, 2022
Enter buybacks and tender offers, such as the Dutch auction for up to $7.5 billion in stock that AbbVie Inc. began at the beginning of May.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2018
The process will start off similar to a Dutch auction, in which values are set at a high level and then diminish until the FCC gets the licenses it needs at the lowest possible price.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2016
In hindsight, that offering in 2004 didn’t work out so well, and the Dutch auction never became the future of tech I.P.O.s.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2015
It sells fast, like goods at a Dutch auction.
From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.