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    auction
    /ˈɔːkʃn/

    noun

    • 1. a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder: "the books are expected to fetch a six-figure sum at tomorrow's auction"
    • 2. the part of the play in which players bid to decide the contract in which the hand shall be played.

    verb

    • 1. sell or offer for sale at an auction: "the painting was auctioned at Christie's"

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  2. AUCTION definition: 1. a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of AUCTION is a sale of property to the highest bidder. How to use auction in a sentence.

  4. a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each item, until there are no higher bids and it is sold for the most money offered: [ C ] an auction of early American furniture. [ U ] bulls sold at auction. auction. verb [ T ] us / ˈɔk·ʃən /

  5. Auction definition: a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.. See examples of AUCTION used in a sentence.

  6. An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.

  7. Definition of auction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. AUCTION definition: 1. a sale in which things are sold to the person who offers the most money 2. to sell something at…. Learn more.

  9. In an auction, items are sold without price tags — whoever bids the highest gets to buy it, whether it’s a painting, a car, or a set of old dishes. You can hold an auction, or auction something.

  10. Define auction. auction synonyms, auction pronunciation, auction translation, English dictionary definition of auction. a publicly held sale at which goods are sold to the highest bidder: I made the highest bid at the auction.

  11. auction meaning, definition, what is auction: a public meeting where land, buildings, ...: Learn more.