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Synonyms for auction

Grammar : Noun
Spell : awk-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔk ʃən

Définition of auction

Origin :
  • "a sale by increase of bids," 1590s, from Latin auctionem (nominative auctio) "an increasing sale, auction, public sale," noun of action from past participle stem of augere "to increase," from PIE root *aug- "to increase" (see augment). In northern England and Scotland, called a roup. In the U.S., something is sold at auction; in England, by auction.
  • noun competitive sale; sale by bid
Example sentences :
  • Messenio announces an auction and invites the spectators to attend.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • A gentleman had died at that date whose furniture was sold by auction.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • There had been an auction of the effects of a settler, who was moving off to the South Island.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • In that auction Caste comes first, then wealth and position.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • That auction was the biggest thing that ever happened at the Old Home.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Next day we'll have an auction and sell 'em to the highest cash bidder.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Narcisse stopped the auction by the noise he made coming downstairs after him.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
  • Personally, at least, she was not chalk-marked for the auction.
  • Extract from : « The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 » by Henry James
  • We seized a cow, a watch, and some of my own goods, and commenced the auction.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • “Not worth much at auction sale,” Archie interrupted, grinning.
  • Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan

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