Usually means: Paying more than value received.
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General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. winner's curse: Dictionary.com
  2. Winner's curse: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. winner's curse: Wiktionary

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  3. Winner's curse: Bloomberg Financial Glossary
  4. winner's curse: Glossary of research economics
  5. Winner's curse: Moneyterms
  6. Winner's Curse: Investopedia
  7. Winner's Curse: Financial dictionary
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  1. winner's curse: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (winner's curse)

noun:  (auctions, game theory) The phenomenon whereby the winner of an auction is likely to overpay, since each bid represents a bidder's estimate of the item's value, and one would expect the average bid to be the most accurate.


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