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Word: Auction
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: from Latin auctio(n-) ‘increase, auction’, from the verb augere ‘to increase’
ˈɔːkʃn
ˈɒkʃn
a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder
Short Definition:sale of goods to highest bidder
Examples:- the books are expected to fetch a six-figure sum at tomorrow's auction
- an auction sale
the part of the play in which players bid to decide the contract in which the hand shall be played.
Short Definition:part of play in bridge
Word: Auction
Speech Type: Verb
ˈɔːkʃn
ˈɒkʃn
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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