auction
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
auctions
plural
auctions
Britannica Dictionary definition of AUCTION
:
a public sale at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most
[count]
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She bought the desk at an auction.
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He made several bids at the auction.
[noncount]
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The house is being sold at auction. = The house is up for auction.
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She works as an auctioneer at an auction house. [=a business that runs auctions]
on the auction block
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auction
/ˈɑːkʃən/
verb
auctions;
auctioned;
auctioning
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auction
/ˈɑːkʃən/
verb
auctions;
auctioned;
auctioning
Britannica Dictionary definition of AUCTION
[+ object]
:
to sell (something) at an auction
— often + off
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They auctioned a similar desk last year.
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The house was auctioned last week.
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The house was auctioned off last week.
