Associations to the word «Shill»
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Wiktionary
SHILL, noun. A person paid to endorse a product favourably, while pretending to be impartial.
SHILL, noun. An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game.
SHILL, verb. (pejorative) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly.
SHILL, verb. To put under cover; to sheal.
SHILL, verb. (UK) (obsolete) (dialect) To shell.
Dictionary definition
SHILL, noun. A decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others.
SHILL, verb. Act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up".
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