auction house

noun

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

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The auction house’s earnings in Geneva yesterday closed at $27 million. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025 One of the biggest changes to the building overall is the addition of a freight elevator in the central core — key for an auction house that changes work out quickly. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2025 StockX is expanding from a marketplace to add a wing as an auction house. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025 That also means the sculpture will be back on public view for a limited time, when the auction house installs it in the fourth-floor bathroom of its brand-new headquarters for 10 days leading up to the sale. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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