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auction
a publicly held sale at which goods are sold to the highest bidder: I made the highest bid at the auction.
Not to be confused with:
action – the process of being active; energetic activity; effect or influence: a man of action
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auc·tion
(ôk′shən)n.
1. A public sale in which property or items of merchandise are sold to the highest bidder.
2. Games See auction bridge.
tr.v. auc·tioned, auc·tion·ing, auc·tions
To sell at or by an auction: auctioned off the remaining inventory.
[Latin auctiō, auctiōn-, from auctus, past participle of augēre, to increase; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]
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auction
(ˈɔːkʃən)n
1. (Commerce) a public sale of goods or property, esp one in which prospective purchasers bid against each other until the highest price is reached. Compare Dutch auction
2. (Card Games) the competitive calls made in bridge and other games before play begins, undertaking to win a given number of tricks if a certain suit is trumps
3. (Bridge) See auction bridge
vb
(Commerce) (often foll by: off) to sell by auction
[C16: from Latin auctiō an increasing, from augēre to increase]
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auc•tion
(ˈɔk ʃən)n.
1. Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
2.
v.t. b. the bidding in bridge or other games.
3. to sell by auction (often fol. by off): to auction off one's furniture.
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auction
Past participle: auctioned
Gerund: auctioning
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| Noun | 1. |  auction - a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridgebridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players |
| 2. |  auction - the public sale of something to the highest biddersale - the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" upset price - (auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids by-bid - bid on behalf of someone else overbid - bid more than the object is worth underbid - bid too low outbid - bid higher than others underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder | |
| Verb | 1. |  auction - sell at an auction commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
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auction
noun sale, deal, selling, transaction, disposal, marketing, vending He bought the picture at an auction.
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Translations
مَزَادمَزاد عَلَنِييَبيع بِالمَزاد العَلَنِي
aukcedražbavydražit
auktionauktionere
huutokauppa
dražba
aukcióelárverez
bjóîa upp, selja á uppboîiuppboî
競売
경매
aukcionasaukcionatoriusaukciono vedėjasparduoti aukcione
izsolepārdot ūtrupē / izsolēūtrupevairāksolīšana
dražbavydražiť
dražba
auktion
การประมูล
cuộc bán đấu giá
auction
[ˈɔːkʃən]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
auction
[ˈɔːkʃən]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
auction
n → Auktion f, → Versteigerung f; to sell something by auction → etw versteigern; to put something up for auction → etw zum Versteigern or zur Versteigerung anbieten
vt (also auction off) → versteigern
auction
:auction house
n → Auktionshaus nt
auction room
n → Auktionshalle f, → Auktionssaal m
auction rooms
pl → Auktionshalle f
auction sale
n → Auktion f, → Versteigerung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
auction
[ˈɔːkʃ/ən]1. n (also sale by auction) → asta
2. vt (also to sell by auction) → vendere all'asta (also to put up for auction) → mettere all'asta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
auction
(ˈoːkʃən) noun a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the highest price. They held an auction; He sold the house by auction.
verb to sell something in this way. He auctioned all his furniture before emigrating.
ˌauctioˈneer noun a person who is in charge of selling things at an auction.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
auction
→ مَزَاد aukce auktion Auktion δημοπρασία subasta huutokauppa enchères dražba asta 競売 경매 veiling auksjon aukcja leilão аукцион auktion การประมูล açık arttırma cuộc bán đấu giá 拍卖Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009