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noun
- 1. a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder: "the books are expected to fetch a six-figure sum at tomorrow's auction"
verb
- 1. sell or offer for sale at an auction: "his collection of vintage cars is to be auctioned off tomorrow"
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a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most: a furniture auction. They're holding an auction of jewellery on Thursday. The painting will be sold at auction next week.
The meaning of AUCTION is a sale of property to the highest bidder. How to use auction in a sentence.
a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most: a furniture auction. They're holding an auction of jewelry on Thursday. The painting will be sold at auction next week.
Auction definition: a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.. See examples of AUCTION used in a sentence.
Definition of auction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
In an auction, items are sold without price tags — whoever bids the highest gets to buy it, whether it’s a painting, a car, or a set of old dishes. You can hold an auction, or auction something.
An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
