Noun

1. A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling
2. A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a wall.
   • 2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306.

     A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself against selling too low.

Related terms

• bidding against the chandelier
• candela
• candelabrum
• candid
• candidate
• candle

• candlepower
• candlestick
• chandelier bidding
• chandler
• chandlery
• electrolier