auction
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin augere (“to increase”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: ôk'shən, IPA: /ˈɔːkʃən/, SAMPA: /"O:kS@n/
- Rhymes: -ɔːkʃən
- (Australia) enPR: ŏk'shən, IPA: /ˈɒkʃən/, SAMPA: /"QkS@n/
- Rhymes: -ɒkʃən
[edit] Noun
auction (plural auctions)
- A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
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public sales event
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[edit] Verb
auction (third-person singular simple present auctions, present participle auctioning, simple past and past participle auctioned)
- To sell at an auction.
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to sell at an auction
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