(sell by auction)
11auction — 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 …
12sell — vb sold, sell·ing vt 1: to transfer ownership of by sale compare barter, convey, give 2: to offer for sale …
13auction off — sell at an auction, sell to the highest bidder …
14sell — [v1] exchange an object for money advertise, auction, bargain, barter, be in business*, boost, clinch the deal, close, close the deal, contract, deal in, dispose, drum, dump, exchange, handle, hawk, hustle, market, merchandise, move, peddle,… …
15sell out — sell [v1] exchange an object for money advertise, auction, bargain, barter, be in business*, boost, clinch the deal, close, close the deal, contract, deal in, dispose, drum, dump, exchange, handle, hawk, hustle, market, merchandise, move, peddle …
16auction — ► 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 …
17auction ring — UK US noun [C] (also bidders ring) COMMERCE ► a group of buyers at an auction (= public sale) who make an illegal agreement not to compete against one another to buy things, in order to keep the price low. They then sell what they have bought at… …
18auction something off — ˌauction sthˈoff derived to sell sth at an ↑auction, especially sth that is no longer needed or wanted • The Army is auctioning off a lot of surplus equipment. Main entry: ↑auctionderived …
19Auction Pitch — Auction Pitch, a card game which is a popular variationof All Fours. The name is derived from the rule thatthe first card played, or pitched, is the trump suit, and that theeldest hand has the privilege of pitching it or of selling outto the… …
20auction — [n] competitive sale; sale by bid bargain, jam*, sell off; concepts 324,345 …
