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auction

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) auction (noun)
  2. 2) auction (verb)
  3. auction bridge (noun)
  4. auction forty-fives (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  5. auction market (noun)
  6. auction pinochle (noun)
  7. auction pitch (noun)
  8. auction pool (noun)
  9. Dutch auction (noun)
  10. royal auction bridge (noun)
  11. silent auction (noun)

1auc·tion

noun \ˈȯk-shən\

Definition of AUCTION

1
: a sale of property to the highest bidder
2
: the act or process of bidding in some card games
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Examples of AUCTION

  1. She bought the desk at an auction.
  2. He made several bids at the auction.

Origin of AUCTION

Latin auction-, auctio, from augēre to increase — more at eke
First Known Use: 1595

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