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auction


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verb
auc·tionedauc·tion·ing\-sh(ə-)niŋ\

Definition of AUCTION

transitive verb
: to sell at auction <auctioned off his library>
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Examples of AUCTION

  1. They auctioned a similar desk last year.
  2. The house was auctioned last week.

First Known Use of AUCTION

circa 1798

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