auction
/ˈɔkʃən/noun, verb2 syllables
Auction means: the public sale of something to the highest bidder.
Synonyms for auction6
noun, as in the public sale of something to the highest bidder
auction sale, vendue
noun, as in a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
auction bridge
verb, as in sell at an auction
auction off, auctioneer
What does auction mean?3
noun
1
the public sale of something to the highest bidder
2
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
verb
1
sell at an auction
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Auction in a sentence
- To participate in the auction, you have to have credits.Miktsoanit
- The auction sale was a huge success for the business, with numerous interested buyers.tieguy
- We will be willing to make a deal with you after the auction.fishda
- The prices are those collectors would expect to pay at auction now.unknown
- Farmers defaulting on loans had to auction off their land.CM
- Ziri watched the auction from the back row.always
- One of his paintings fetched more than a million dollars at auction.darinmex
- The unclaimed items were sold off at auction.darinmex
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of auction
as a noun
- plural
- auctions
as a verb
- past tense
- auctioned
- present participle
- auctioning
- third-person singular
- auctions
- past participle
- auctioned