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knockout
(also knock-out) /ˈnɒkaʊt/ noun [C] FINANCEDefinition
› an offer to buy something that is higher than competitors' offers: His bid was seen as a knock-out and shares of competing companies fell. a knockout bid/offer/price
(Definition of knockout noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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