auction off

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auction off - 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"

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And after they've buried him they'll auction off his things for to pay the expenses, and then's OUR chance." "How, Tom?"

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'It is incredibly generous of Virgin Trains to gift me one of the original cast-iron nameplates and to auction off a further 11, with the proceeds being donated to Teenage Cancer Trust.

Own a piece of Virgin Trains history, the company is auctioning off some of its Pendolino nameplates to benefit Teenage Cancer Trust

A club statement read: "Following the interest in the 'initial' shirt, Huddersfield Town will now auction off 15 of the jerseys, which will be signed by the players who wore them against Rochdale.

Sash shirts auctioned for charity

'We are definitely going to auction off properties that remain delinquent despite several notices to the owners, including public notices in the newspapers.'

Makati to auction off P1.73-B real properties

Camina said the local government of Makati has no other option, but to auction off the properties before the year ends.

Makati City ready to auction off P1.73-B delinquent real properties

Senator Panfilo Lacson earlier raised questions on how the BOC, along with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), agreed to auction off a shipment containing more than P1 billion-worth of shabu, pointing out that it was in violation of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.

BOC: Shipment auctioned in April was tapioca starch, not 'shabu'

(PDIC) is set to auction off a total of 137 properties of closed banks with an aggregate minimum disposal price of P86.9 million.

PDIC sets auction of closed banks' properties

Summary: Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 25 (ANI): Efforts by Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan to auction off 18 cars belonging to the Prime Minister's house bore little fruit, as only two cars were sold on Thursday.

Pak PM austerity drive: Merely 2 cars auctioned out of 18

ISLAMABAD:An accountability court on Monday handed Punjab government the authority to auction off the assets of absconding former finance minister Ishaq Dar in a case pertaining to the possession of assets beyond known sources of income.

Court allows Punjab govt to sell Dar's three plots

Lahore -- An accountability court on Tuesday handed the Punjab government the authority to either auction off or keep in its possession the assets of absconding former finance minister Ishaq Dar in a case pertaining to possession of assets beyond his known sources of income.

Punjab govt to auction Dar's assets

ISLAMABAD -- Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed, during a meeting at the Railways headquarters on Monday, ordered the ministry's authorities to auction off the 100 rest houses that the department owns.

Sh Rasheed wants to auction off 100 Railways' rest houses but dept only has 11

"After the raffle and all the fundraising activity on the night, I wanted to contribute more, so I thought, why not auction off one of my herd?