(sell by auction)

  • 21sell at the spear — sell at a public auction …

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  • 22sell by the candle — (historical) To offer for sale by auction as long as a small piece of candle burns, the successful bid being the one made just before it goes out • • • Main Entry: ↑candle …

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  • 23Auction — Auctioneer redirects here. For the DC Comics supervillain, see Auctioneer (comics). An auctioneer and her assistants scan the crowd for bidders. An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking… …

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  • 24Auction 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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  • 25auction — A common method of issuing gilts. Similar to a tender offer. In an auction, investors apply to buy the new gilts being issued, specifying the amount they wish to purchase and the price they are prepared to pay. The new gilts will be issued to… …

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  • 26sell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See sale. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To convey for a consideration] Syn. market, vend, auction, dispose of, put up for sale, barter, exchange, trade, bargain, peddle, retail, merchandise, sell at the… …

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  • 27Auction 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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  • 28sell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Sell is used before these nouns: ↑signal {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ cheaply VERB + SELL ▪ be able to, can ▪ …

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  • 29auction — 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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  • 30auction — auc|tion1 [ˈo:kʃən US ˈo:k ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: auctio increase , from augere ( AUGMENT); because the money offered increases] a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the …

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