auction house

noun

: a business that runs auctions

She works as an auctioneer at an auction house.

Examples of auction house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An investigation into the as-yet unnamed auction house is ongoing amid mounting concerns over misconduct in Shanghai’s auction industry. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Jessica Forde, a mudlark who used to work at Christie’s, the auction house, handed me a heavy, dark, rubber object in the shape of a beer bottle, and challenged me to identify it. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

The novel takes readers from the stalls of the iconic Marché aux Puces flea market to the Louvre, Sotheby’s auction house and the private dining room at Jules Verne restaurant inside the Eiffel Tower. — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The auction house also has noted that Apex, purchased last year by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, is now on long-term loan to the American Museum of Natural History in New York. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for auction house

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