Meaning Of The Word Auction

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auction
An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
verb: If something is auctioned, it is sold in an auction.

auction in American English
a public sale at which items are sold one by one, each going to the last and highest of a series of competing bidders
noun: a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder
transitive verb: to sell by auction

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