: an auction in which sealed bids are submitted beforehand
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The event includes cocktails, silent auction and dinner.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 The annual fair has been held for over 50 years, offering shuttle service to parking, food and refreshments, a silent auction and the parish pantry.—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025 Weathers called his church, the Heights in Cleburne, Texas, and set up a livestream concert and silent auction.—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025 Light appetizers, drinks, silent auction, prerecorded horse races.—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for silent auction
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