silent auctions

noun

plural of silent auction
as in auctions

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  1. auctions
  2. sales
  3. transactions
  4. negotiations
Noun
  • The collection will be offered across two auctions in late July.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Christie’s shuttered its pioneering digital art department in September, folding digital works back into its broader contemporary sales after none of its dedicated auctions broke $400,000.
    — Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2026
Definition of auctions
Noun
  • Unfortunately for this part of the Lamborghini customer base, its chief marketing and sales officer Federico Foschini says there are currently no plans to put a similar transmission in one of the marque’s supercars.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
  • Cramer said that disclosure eased concerns that Buffett might be worried about Alphabet's heavy artificial intelligence spending, including bond sales.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of sales
Noun
  • Meanwhile, stablecoins are transferred on blockchains, which provides a clear and virtually tamper-proof record of transactions.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Unusual financial transactions of the Argentine soccer association’s revenues through South Florida firms from late 2021 through 2025 have drawn the scrutiny of the FBI.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of transactions
Noun
  • The White House allowed the bill to become law without a signature while continuing negotiations over separate election and voter identification legislation.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The latest exchange casts further doubt over the future of the interim peace agreement signed last month, a deal that had sought to pave the way to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war after 60 days of negotiations.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of negotiations
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“Silent auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20auctions. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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