auction

nounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɔːkʃən//
United States//ˈɔkʃən//
Australia//ˈɔkʃən//
//ˈɑkʃən//

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

noun

1
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
2
The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.

Etymology

From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).

verb

1
To sell at an auction.

Forms

plural: auctions
past tense: auctioned
past participle: auctioned
present participle: auctioning
third person singular: auctions

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auction · A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

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