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auction
[ awk-shuhn ]
noun
- Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Cards.
- (in bridge or certain other games) the competitive bidding to fix a contract that a player or players undertake to fulfill.
verb (used with object)
- to sell by auction (often followed by off ):
He auctioned off his furniture.
auction
/ ˈɔːʃə /
noun
- a public sale of goods or property, esp one in which prospective purchasers bid against each other until the highest price is reached Compare Dutch auction
- the competitive calls made in bridge and other games before play begins, undertaking to win a given number of tricks if a certain suit is trumps
- See auction bridge
verb
- troften foll byoff to sell by auction
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܳtDz·· adjective
- ܳtDz·y adjective
- ·ܳtDz adjective
- ܲ·ܳtDzԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of auction1
Example Sentences
City Section is holding a silent auction before its Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Instead, a court-monitored receivership allows an attorney to auction off the company’s assets to repay investors and creditors.
That is by far the most money paid in a public auction for an Ohtani card.
But a medal given to the heroes of that key Rebellion win was sold for almost $400,000 at a recent auction.
It stayed that way for several decades until auction house Christie's was alerted about it in 2013 - two years after Husain's death - leading to its global exhibitions before this record-smashing sale.
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