Auction

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A public sale in which property or items of merchandise are sold to the highest bidder.
  • n. Games The bidding in bridge.
  • n. Games Auction bridge.
  • v. To sell at or by an auction: auctioned off the remaining inventory.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
  • v. To sell at an auction.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.
  • n. The things sold by auction or put up to auction.
  • v. To sell by auction.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of increasing; increase; growth. Bailey.
  • n. A public sale in which each bidder offers an increase on the previous bid, the highest bidder becoming the purchaser.
  • n. The property or goods put up for sale at auction.
  • To sell by auction: commonly used with off.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. sell at an auction
  • n. the public sale of something to the highest bidder
  • n. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
  • Verb Form
    auctioned    auctioneer    auctioning    auctions   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sell    sale    bridge   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    vendue    sale    subhastation    cant    survey    roup sale   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    concoction   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sale    ebay    buyer    transaction    loan    advertise    investment    listing    concert    purchase