Definition of auction
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a sale of property to the highest bidder
2
: the act or process of bidding in some card games
auction
verbDefinition of auction (Entry 2 of 2)
: to sell at auction
auctioned off his library
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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The first known use of auction was in 1595
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