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silent auctions

noun

plural of silent auction
as in auctions

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  1. auctions
  2. sales
  3. transactions
  4. negotiations
Noun
  • At the same time, other heavily indebted countries and AI hyperscalers are competing for bond investors’ capital, so auctions require attractive yields to draw sufficient demand.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Department of Financial Services periodically holds unclaimed property auctions, where abandoned safe deposit box contents are auctioned by the Division of Unclaimed Property, the state said.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of auctions
Noun
  • And, sales seem poised to grow as the company expands circulation for its semi-annual catalog, the investment firm's analyst noted.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • White real estate agents also averaged $1,998,000 in annual sales volume, the total dollar amount of property sold by an agent, whereas Black agents averaged $474,500 in sales volume.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of sales
Noun
  • One advisor simply moves more transactions through the same funnel.
    — Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Manager involvement in individual sales improves store sales to a certain point, by around one of every three transactions.
    — Daniel E. Chavez, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of transactions
Noun
  • Netanyahu pulled out of the agreement that March, but Qatar remained the principal venue for indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Although the game aired on NBC, agents, executives, and on-air talent from various networks routinely descend on the host city for meetings and negotiations.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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