Word: Auction
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin auctio(n-) ‘increase, auction’, from the verb augere ‘to increase’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːkʃn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒkʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
sell or offer for sale at an auction
Short Definition:offer for sale at auction
Examples:- the painting was auctioned at Christie's
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