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Auction
/ˈɔːkʃən/
Auction is a sale where items are offered, and people bid against each other, with the item going to the highest bidder.
Synonyms:
sale
bidding
vendue
Antonyms:
buy
Examples:
When he came in, sugar was being
auctioned
.
Captain Dobbin was at the
auction
.
An
auction
was taking place at the Sedley household.
Etymology:
The word
auction
is derived from the Latin word
auctio
, meaning
an increase or augmentation
, from the verb
augēre
, to increase.
Usage Statistics:
6 mentions per 1 million words
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