(sell by auction)
31auction — 1 noun (C) a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the most money for them: put sth up for auction (=try to sell something at an auction): The house was put up for auction. | auction house (=a… …
32auction off — verb sell at an auction • Syn: ↑auction, ↑auctioneer • Derivationally related forms: ↑auctioneer (for: ↑auctioneer), ↑auction (for: ↑ …
33Auction Market — A market in which buyers enter competitive bids and sellers enter competitive offers at the same time. The price a stock is traded represents the highest price that a buyer is willing to pay and the lowest price that a seller is willing to sell… …
34auction — I UK [ˈɔːkʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈɔkʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms auction : singular auction plural auctions * a) a public occasion when things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them at auction: They bought the paintings… …
35auction — auc|tion1 [ ɔkʃən ] noun count or uncount * a public occasion when things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them: at auction: They bought the paintings at auction in 1989. up for auction (=being sold at an auction): The house is …
36auction — / ɔ:kʃən/ noun a method of selling goods where people make bids, and the item is sold to the person who makes the highest offer ● The equipment was sold by auction or at auction. ● Their furniture will be sold in the auction rooms next week. ●… …
37auction — / ɔ:kʃən/ noun 1. a method of selling goods where people want to buy compete with each other by saying how much they will offer for it, and the item is sold to the person who makes the highest offer ● Their furniture will be sold in the auction… …
38sell — sell1 sellable, adj. /sel/, v., sold, selling, n. v.t. 1. to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000. 2. to deal in; keep or offer for s …
39auction — A method of sale in which goods, securities, rights, etc. are sold in public to the highest bidder. Auctions are used for any property for which there are likely to be a number of competing buyers, such as houses, second hand and antique… …
40auction off — PHRASAL VERB If you auction off something, you sell it to the person who offers the most money for it, often at an auction. [V P n (not pron)] Any fool could auction off a factory full of engineering machinery... [V n P] They take drug dealers… …
