(be sold) at auction

  • 31auction block — 1. Also called block. a platform from which an auctioneer sells: the old courthouse where slaves were sold from the auction block. 2. put on the auction block, to offer for sale at auction; offer to sell to the highest bidder. Also, put on the… …

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  • 32auction — auc•tion [[t]ˈɔk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) Also called public sale a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder. 2) gam a) auction bridge b) gam the bidding in bridge or other games 3) to sell by auction (often fol. by off) …

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  • 33auction — auc·tion || ɔːkʃn n. public sale where items are sold to the highest bidder v. sell at an auction (public sale in which items are sold to the highest bidder) …

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  • 34auction — [ ɔ:kʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. 2》 Bridge the part of the game in which players bid to decide the contract in which the hand shall be played. verb sell or offer for sale at an auction.… …

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  • 35auction — [ˈɔːkʃ(ə)n] noun [C] I a public occasion when things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them II verb [T] auction [ˈɔːkʃ(ə)n] to sell something at an auction …

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  • 36auction — 1. noun /ˈɔːkʃən,ˈɒkʃən/ A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. Syn: roup sale 2. verb /ˈɔːkʃən,ˈɒkʃən/ To sell at an auction …

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  • 37auction market — A system in which financial instruments are bought and sold through trading on an exchange floor by buyers and sellers competing via open outcry with other buyers and sellers for the best price. Exchange Handbook Glossary …

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  • 38Auto auction — Auto auctions are a method of selling new, and most often, used vehicles based on auction system. Auto auctions can be found in most nations, but are often unknown to most people. This is, such as in the case of the United States, because this a… …

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  • 39Tiroche Auction House — (תירוש מכירות פומביות) is the largest auction house in Israel, managed and directed by Orna and Dov Hazan.HistoryTiroche was founded in 1992 by Dov Hazan and Micky Tiroche. Today Tiroche is managed and directed by Orna and Dov Hazan. Tiroche is… …

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  • 40Dutch auction — Auction in which the lowest price necessary to sell the entire offering becomes the price at which all securities offered are sold. This technique has been used in Treasury auctions. The New York Times Financial Glossary auction in which the… …

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