auction

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin augere (“‘to increase’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (British, American) ôk'shən, /ˈɔːkʃən/, /"O:kS@n/
    Rhymes: -ɔːkʃən
  • (Australian) enPR: ŏk'shən, IPA: /ˈɒkʃən/, SAMPA: /"QkS@n/
    Rhymes: -ɒkʃən

[edit] Noun

Singular
auction

Plural
auctions

auction (plural auctions)

  1. A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

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public sales event

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to auction

Third person singular
auctions

Simple past
auctioned

Past participle
auctioned

Present participle
auctioning

to auction (third-person singular simple present auctions, present participle auctioning, simple past and past participle auctioned)

  1. To sell at an auction.

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[edit] Translations

to sell at an auction

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