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 The two initially met in 2021, when Kruse was running a business selling Elvis memorabilia through an auction house. Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024 For this summit, the auction house has brought together some phenomenal and leading people from both the visual art world and the technology world. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2024 And just last month, Sotheby’s promoted Geoff Hess to global head of watches for the auction house. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 July 2024 There was no way Roosevelt’s pocket watch was not in a museum but had instead found its way to a small auction house in southwestern Florida. Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 2 July 2024 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 26 Jul. 2024.

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