auction

English Online Dictionary. What means auction‎? What does auction mean?

English

Etymology

From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from Latin augere (“to increase”).

Pronunciation

enPR: ôk'shən

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːkʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔkʃən/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɔːkʃən

enPR: ŏk'shən

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɒkʃən

Noun

auction (plural auctions)

1. A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
2. (bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.

Synonyms

• roup sale

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Verb

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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See also

• bid
• bidder

Anagrams

• caution, tauonic