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auction house

noun

: a business that runs auctions
She works as an auctioneer at an auction house.

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According to the Osenat auction house, the painting had virtually disappeared in the early 1600s, making its recent discovery particularly remarkable. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025 As a frame of reference, a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Coupe sold through Gooding & Company for $726,000 in 2013, while another sold earlier that same year—through the same auction house—for $825,000. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2025 The three brothers, in their 50s and 60s, did not wish to be identified due to the windfall involved nor did the buyer of the comic book, according to the auction house. Jack Brook, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025 Starting in January, masterworks of sculpture, drawings, paintings and porcelain will be offered through Christie's art and luxury auction house. Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for auction house

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“Auction house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auction%20house. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

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