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🔨auction

noun
/ˈɔːkʃən/
auburn auctioneer

Meaning

a public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder
a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder

Example Sentences

The painting was sold at an auction for a record price.

The antique furniture was sold at an auction last weekend.

Example Expressions

go under the hammer

Synonyms

bidding, sale, offering, trade, public sale
Entry 1
bidding, sale, offering, trade
Entry 2
sale, bidding, public sale

Antonyms

purchase, buyback, private sale, fixed price sale
Entry 1
purchase, buyback
Entry 2
private sale, fixed price sale

Collocations

public auction, online auction, art auction, charity auction, auction house
Entry 1
public auction, online auction, art auction, charity auction
Entry 2
auction house, online auction, art auction

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