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• auction — /ˈɒkʃən / (say okshuhn) noun 1. a public sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder. 2. Cards (in bridge or certain other games) the competitive bidding to fix a contract that a player or players undertake to fulfil. –verb (t) …  

• auction — auc•tion [[t]ˈɔk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) Also called public sale a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder. 2) gam a) auction bridge b) gam the bidding in bridge or other games 3) to sell by auction (often fol. by off) …   From formal English to slang

• auction — / ɔ:kʃən/ noun a method of selling goods where people make bids, and the item is sold to the person who makes the highest offer ● The equipment was sold by auction or at auction. ● Their furniture will be sold in the auction rooms next week. ●… …   Marketing dictionary in english

• Auction — Auctioneer redirects here. For the DC Comics supervillain, see Auctioneer (comics). An auctioneer and her assistants scan the crowd for bidders. An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking… …   Wikipedia

• auction — 01. A painting by Vincent van Gogh was recently sold for $35 million in an [auction] in England. 02. The [auctioneers] figure that my antique couch may sell for over $1,000. 03. My mom wanted to buy this kitchen table we saw at the [auction], but …   Grammatical examples in English

• auction — auctionable, adj. auctionary, adj. /awk sheuhn/, n. 1. Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder. 2. Cards. a. See auction bridge. b. (in bridge or certain other games) the competitive …   Universalium

• auction — / ɔ:kʃən/ noun 1. a method of selling goods where people want to buy compete with each other by saying how much they will offer for it, and the item is sold to the person who makes the highest offer ● Their furniture will be sold in the auction… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• Mock auction — A Mock auction is a scam usually operated in a street market, disposal sale or similar environment, where cheap and low quality goods are sold at high prices by a team of confidence tricksters. In 19th Century New York, mock auctions revolved… …   Wikipedia

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