| English term or phrase: contingency line | What is a "contingency line" in a proposal / contract / bid?
Context: Course about ethics in sales.
Two companies, Company A and B, put a bid on a huge contract from Company C.
Company C decides to go with Company A, which makes the salesman from Company B go mad.
Conversation:
Purchasing agent at Company C: "I'm sorry you made the trip all the way down here. We've decided to go with Company A. They made us a great offer.
Salesman from Company B: "Company A, those crooks... I bet their proposal has a contingency line—right? Let me see their proposal" |
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +1
