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auction

[ awk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
  2. Cards.
    1. (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)

  1. to sell by auction (often followed by off ):

    He auctioned off his furniture.

auction

/ ˈɔ˰ìʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. 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
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. troften foll byoff to sell by auction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of auction1

1585–95; < Latin ²¹³Ü³¦³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ²¹³Ü³¦³Ù¾±Å ) an increase, especially in the bidding at a sale, equivalent to auct ( us ) increased, past participle of ²¹³Ü²µÅ§°ù±ð ( aug- increase + -tus past participle suffix) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of auction1

C16: from Latin ²¹³Ü³¦³Ù¾±Å an increasing, from ²¹³Ü²µÅ§°ù±ð to increase
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Example Sentences

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Instead, a court-monitored receivership allows an attorney to auction off the company’s assets to repay investors and creditors.

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That is by far the most money paid in a public auction for an Ohtani card.

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But a medal given to the heroes of that key Rebellion win was sold for almost $400,000 at a recent auction.

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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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But the future is less certain. 23andMe's proposed May 14 auction of its assets could include the genetic data of its millions of customers.

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