Definition of auction house
:a business that runs auctions
- She works as an auctioneer at an auction house.
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auction
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: a sale of property to the highest bidder
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: the act or process of bidding in some card games
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: to sell at auction
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house
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: a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home
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: a shelter or refuge (such as a nest or den) of a wild animal
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: a natural covering (such as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooids
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: to provide with living quarters or shelter
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: to store in a building
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: to encase, enclose, or shelter as if by putting in a house (see 1house)
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