Synonyms of auctions

auctions 1 of 2

noun

plural of auction

as in sales

a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most

She bought the desk at an auction.

He made several bids at the auction.

Related Words

• sales
• transactions
• negotiations
• deals
• bargains
• fairs
• trades
• purchases
• silent auctions
• buys
• steals
• haggles
• clearances
• closeouts
• fire sales
• garage sales
• tag sales
• rummage sales
• yard sales
• jumble sales

auctions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of auction

as in exchanges

Related Words

• exchanges
• swaps
• bargains
• purchases
• merchandises
• resells
• barters
• deals
• transacts
• markets
• trades
• buys
• rebuys
• sells
• horse-trades
• supplies
• negotiates
• retails
• traffics
• wholesales
• black-markets
• fences
• picks up
• corners
• distributes
• fair-trades
• vends
• peddles
• takes
• bootlegs
• monopolizes
• smuggles
• engrosses
• undersells
• speculates
• day-trades
• invests

Dissimilar Words

• boycotts
• blacks
• blackballs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of auctions

Noun

This is the November 6, 2026 edition of True Colors, a look inside the global deals and colorful critiques that make the art world go round, with a weekly guide to the must-see openings, auctions, and fairs. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

This has raised prices at power capacity auctions, and states like Maryland have seen increasing residential prices that are at least in part from this boom. — Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

The sale will take place alongside the November New York auctions from the Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

Sotheby’s even took over four floors of the Breuer building for a public exhibition ahead of the auctions. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Neighbors visit the planet to share stories, and players can explore the Islets across the Starsea or visit the Galactic Bazaar for games and auctions. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

In several markets, spectrum auctions have become significant sources of state revenue, creating tensions between governments’ fiscal goals and operators’ calls to use them as a connectivity tool. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Yes, spectrum auctions are complicated and what spectrum is good for what is deeply tied to the physics of the radio spectrum and all that. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

The reserve auctions added available supply to the market, and no replenishment plans have been announced. — Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026