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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
The reserve auctions added available supply to the market, and no replenishment plans have been announced. — Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Historically, older generations went in-person to art galleries or auctions to view pieces before deciding to put in an offer. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 One is by local inquiry — around farm and ranch-supply shops or around cattle auctions. — Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026 Still, Phillips is likely hoping to catch a wave of market interest in Modigliani evident in auctions staged over the past two years. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Sellers, from former entertainment workers to small-business owners, use live auctions to build audiences and businesses, while TikTok, Amazon and others compete for shoppers. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 That’s on top of more than $200B in spectrum auctions over the past decade, plus the stores, care, and distribution that support customers every day. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Bond prices move inversely to yields, so poor demand for the Treasury notes could have caused interest rates to spike even higher, which is why the market is paying close attention to these auctions. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 The vast majority of the Central Pennsylvania Clinic’s operating budget comes from direct community donations, many of which happen at large auctions that take place a few times throughout the year. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctions
  1. sales
  2. exchanges
  3. transactions
  4. swaps
  5. negotiations
  6. bargains
  7. purchases
  8. deals
Noun
  • Vasilescu says Converse could meet the same fate, given its recent performance and the parent company’s need to focus on fixing other ailing parts of its business, like sales in China and its Jordan brand.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That’s about a quarter of the school’s annual athletics budget, according to data in Sportico’s college finance database, and roughly two years’ worth of football ticket sales.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 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
  • Another reason cash transactions are common in Miami-Dade is because foreign nationals represent a significant portion of home buyers.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The majority of global transactions are conducted in US dollars, including key commodities like oil and gold.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of transactions
Verb
  • Instead of exchanging the entire print head, the K3 swaps a smaller assembly containing the nozzle, hotend and filament path.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Santevia swaps those cartridges with a filter mix that can be poured directly into a metal casing on the shower head to remove chlorine and add in magnesium.
    — TIME Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of swaps
Noun
  • Qatar supplied the money with Israel’s approval, even as Israeli officials publicly criticized Doha for financing Hamas, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 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
  • Hotels now serve the fish to staff and guests; Hilton Hawaiian Village alone purchases about 500 lbs a month.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The brand purchases roughly 2,000 items a year, which join its permanent collection of 40,000 archival objects, 200,000 documents and one million digital assets, said Aurélie Samuel, director of art, culture and heritage at Louis Vuitton.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchases
Verb
  • Speaking of things that are unexpected, we’re used to a particular kind of Lebanese cinema that deals primarily with the Civil War and subsequent crises.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The 76ers are not doing any sponsor deals less than three years after signing LeBron.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of deals

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