(sell by auction)
41auction 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… …
42Auction — A system where potential buyers place competitive bids on assets and services. The asset or service in question will sell to the party that places the highest bid. In most cases, sellers will pay a listing fee to the auctioneer, regardless of… …
43sell — verb 1) they are selling their house Syn: put up for sale, offer for sale, put on sale, dispose of, vend, auction (off); trade, barter See note at buy Ant: buy 2) …
44auction — [ 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.… …
45auction — [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 …
46auction off — verb To sell something at an auction. I took your advice and auctioned off that old painting. Youll never believe I got over 2,000 pounds for it! …
47auction — 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 …
48auction — auc·tion || É”Ëkʃn 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) …
49sell — verb 1) they are selling their house Syn: put up for sale, put on the market, auction (off), trade in 2) he sells cakes Syn: trade in, deal in, traffic in, peddle, retail, market …
50Dutch 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… …
