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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.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of auction
as in exchanges

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Recent Examples of auctions
Noun
Nice gave additional context about how Sotheby’s began holding Latin American art auctions after a specialist’s trip to Mexico in 1977. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Telecoms that overcharge are excluded from spectrum auctions. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Amazon did not dispute key claims about the mechanics of its ad auctions, but said its system did not harm consumers or advertisers. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 Amazon, which has grown into one of the world's largest advertising platforms, sells its ads through special auctions, which are fairly common in the industry. — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Visitors should expect to view many of the princess’s personal items, most acquired by Plant via auctions and private sales. — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026 Yet auctions, Surprise Sets and live card breaks continue to put real dollars on uncertain outcomes. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Through a randomized process, the Mackinac Bridge Authority proivides tower tour certificates to 25 nonprofit organizations, and each organization recipient then raffles or auctions off the certificates, according to the MBA's website. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026 These livestream auctions send the highest bidder a randomized item from a pool that can contain up to 500 products. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctions
  1. sales
  2. exchanges
  3. transactions
  4. swaps
  5. negotiations
  6. bargains
  7. purchases
  8. deals
Noun
  • The talks surrounding Sunday alcohol sales recently arose during a citizens forum at a recent meeting, said City Administrator Jeff Dingman.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Jordan hunts estate sales, thrift stores and EcoSet, flips Facebook Marketplace scores and tends an ever-growing plant collection, treating her cozy apartment as a long-term nesting ground between film and TV jobs.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sales
Verb
  • Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth.
    — C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Definition of exchanges
Noun
  • Bains is an experienced private equity and structured finance investor who has participated in numerous media transactions at Saepio Capital, Blackstone and TBC Holdings.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Terminals and vehicles store fare data, schedules and validation logs locally, syncing updates and transactions once network connection is restored.
    — Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of transactions
Verb
  • The conference swaps out Texas State for Louisiana Tech this year.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The closest mainstream offering is Honda's Rebel 1100 DCT, which starts at around US$10,400 – and even that swaps the traditional V-twin for a parallel-twin engine.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of swaps
Noun
  • The sources spoke on the conditions of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss private trade talks, negotiations and recruitment efforts.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saidtrade talks could resume if Washington became serious about negotiations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiations
Verb
  • The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of bargains
Verb
  • Set against the competitive world of Fleet Street, Murdoch purchases the failing Sun and recruits Lamb, a working-class editor with a very different idea of what a newspaper can be.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone who meets the legal age requirement and purchases a ticket from an authorized retailer in a participating jurisdiction can play, regardless of nationality.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of purchases
Verb
  • The set further deals her first Top Latin Rhythm Albums entry in nearly seven years, since Mala Santa in 2019.
    — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the decision deals a severe blow to American alliance credibility.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of deals

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“Auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctions. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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