auc·tion (ôk sh n)n. 1. A public sale in which property or items of merchandise are sold to the highest bidder. 2. Games a. The bidding in bridge. b. Auction bridge. tr.v. auc·tioned, auc·tion·ing, auc·tions To sell at or by an auction: auctioned off the remaining inventory. [Latin aucti  , auctin-, from auctus, past participle of aug re, to increase; see aug- in Indo-European roots.] |
auction
Noun
a public sale at which articles are sold to the highest bidder
Verb
to sell by auction [Latin auctio an increasing]
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| Noun | 1. | auction - a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players |
| 2. |  auction - the public sale of something to the highest biddersale - the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns" upset price - (auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids by-bid - bid on behalf of someone else overbid - bid more than the object is worth underbid - bid too low outbid - bid higher than others underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder | |
| Verb | 1. | auction - sell at an auction commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
Translations
n auction [ˈoːkʃən]
a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the highest price They held an auction; He sold the house by auction. veiling مَزاد عَلَنِي търг dražba auktion die Auktion δημοπρασία, πλειστηριασμός subasta oksjon مزایده huutokauppa (vente aux) enchères מְכִירָה פּוּמבִּית नीलामी dražba aukció lelang uppboð asta 競売 경매 aukcionas ūtrupe; vairāksolīšana; izsole jualan lelong veiling auksjon licytacja, aukcja leilão licitaţie аукцион dražba dražba aukcija, javno nadmetanje auktion การขายโดยการประมูล açık artırma, müzayede 拍賣 аукціон نیلامی cuộc bán đấu giá 拍卖
v
to sell something in this way He auctioned all his furniture before emigrating. opveil يَبيع بِالمَزاد العَلَنِي продавам на търг vydražit auktionere; sælge på auktion versteigern δημοπρατώ, βγάζω στο σφυρί subastar oksjonil müüma حراج کردن؛ به مزایده گذاشتن huutokaupata vendre aux enchères לִמכּוֹר בִּמְכִירָה פּוּמבִּית नीलाम करना prodati na dražbi elárverez melelang bjóða upp, selja á uppboði vendere all'asta 競売する 경매하다 parduoti aukcione pārdot ūtrupē / izsolē lelong veilen auksjonere; selge på auksjon sprzedawać na licytacji leiloar a vinde la licitaţie продавать с аукциона vydražiť prodati na dražbi prodati na aukciji auktionera ขายโดยการประมูล açık artırmayla satmak 拍賣 продавати з аукціону نیلامی کے ذریعے فروخت کرنا bán đấu giá 拍卖
n auctioˈneer
a person who is in charge of selling things at an auction. afslaer دَلاّل، مُناد في المَزَاد العَلَنِي аукционер dražebník auktionarius der/die Auktionator(in) δημοπράτης subastador oksjonipidaja مزایده گر huutokaupanpitäjä commissaire-priseur/-euse כָּרוֹז, מְנָהֵל מְכִירָה פּוּמבִּית नीलाम करने वाला dražbovatelj árverésvezető jurulelang uppboðshaldari banditore 競売人 경매인 aukciono vedėjas, aukcionatorius ūtrupnieks pelelong veilingmeester auksjonarius licytator leiloeiro adjudecător аукционист dražiteľ dražbeni komisar aukcionar auktionsförrättare ผู้จัดการประมูล açık artırmacı, mezatçı 拍賣商 аукціоніст نیلامی کرنے والا người điểu khiển đấu giá 拍卖商
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