(be sold) at auction

  • 11auction pool — noun : a betting pool in which selections (as of starters in a horse race) are sold at auction, the auctioneer usually retaining a percentage of the pool * * * auction pool, a system of betting in which the bets are sold at auction …

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  • 12auction — auc·tion n: a public sale of property to the highest bidder see also reserve Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. auction …

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  • 13auction — [ôk′shən] n. [L auctio, an increasing, sale by increase of bids < auctus, pp. of augere, to increase: see WAX2] 1. a public sale at which items are sold one by one, each going to the last and highest of a series of competing bidders 2. AUCTION …

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  • 14auction — ► NOUN ▪ a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. ► VERB ▪ sell at an auction. ORIGIN Latin, increase, auction , from augere to increase …

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  • 15auction by reserve — An auction in which the auctioneer may not withdraw the lot once the first bid is made, and the lot is sold to the highest bidder • • • Main Entry: ↑auction …

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  • 16Auction rate security — An auction rate security (ARS) typically refers to a debt instrument (corporate or municipal bonds) with a long term nominal maturity for which the interest rate is regularly reset through a dutch auction. It could also refer to a preferred stock …

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  • 17Auction World.tv — Infobox TV channel dummy parameter= name=Auction World.tv launch=1 November 2001 logofile=Auction World tv.jpg closed date=19 November 2004 availability note= At time of closure sat serv 1=Sky Digital sat chan 1= 651 (2001 2003) 660 (2003 2004)… …

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  • 18Auction catalog — An auction catalog is a catalog that lists items to be sold at an auction. Auction catalogs for rare and expensive items, such as art, jewelry, postage stamps, and antique furniture, are of interest in and of themselves, for they will frequently… …

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  • 19auction — 01. A painting by Vincent van Gogh was recently sold for $35 million in an [auction] in England. 02. The [auctioneers] figure that my antique couch may sell for over $1,000. 03. My mom wanted to buy this kitchen table we saw at the [auction], but …

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  • 20auction — n. 1) to hold an auction 2) an auction takes place 3) to put smt. up for auction 4) a public auction 5) at (an) auction; by auction (we bought these items at an auction; they sold their house by auction) * * * [ ɔːkʃ(ə)n] by auction (we bought… …

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