auction 1 of 2

noun

Definition of auctionnext
as in sale
a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most She bought the desk at an auction. He made several bids at the auction.

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auction

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verb

as in to merchandise

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Recent Examples of auction
Noun
While many of Asian Week New York’s auction sales take place online, Lynch said the event continues to be important for art professionals to gather in person as well as for prompting acquisitions by private collectors and institutions. — Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025 Between them sits a midcentury swivel club chair on polished steel and brass base, which Ruttenberg won at auction and had reupholstered. — John Ortved, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
A number of social media users shared images and videos of the items being auctioned off. — Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 The houses were auctioned off Friday during a three-and-a-half-hour Zoom hearing overseen by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Thomas Rebull. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for auction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auction
  1. sale
  2. merchandise
  3. transaction
  4. exchange
  5. resell
  6. swap
  7. purchase
  8. bargain
Noun
  • Best Wayfair Patio Furniture Deals Wayfair has tons of outdoor furniture on sale during its Spring Cyber Week.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In response to liquidity concerns, management is evaluating strategies for reducing expenses and pursuing financing through the issuance of securities, asset sales, and strategic partnerships.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of sale
Verb
  • The Red Room establishes an impressive, grand introduction to the store, and is gracefully merchandised with footwear on exquisite circular onyx tables.
    — David Moin, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
  • More than a decade since its debut, the show continues to be shaped by merchandising opportunities.
    — Alana Semuels, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of merchandise
Noun
  • First is that long-term holders do better paying the transaction cost just once by buying an ETF.
    — William Baldwin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Such a transaction would also give Schmidt more time to build up if needed.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of transaction
Verb
  • The eldest Duggar daughter, got engaged June 15 and exchanged vows during a traditional ceremony in front of 500 guests in Prairie Grove, Ark.
    — Rachel Flynn, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The Bulldogs stormed back and cut the lead to one with 29 seconds left after both teams exchanged buckets for several minutes.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • Middlemen resell inventory at a markup, and a lack of transparency allows bad actors to misplace ads, as seen in 2022 when premium PeacockTV ads ended up on low-quality sites.
    — StockStory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Mitchell focused primarily on reselling sneakers to meet his customers’ requests at a time when sneaker resellers made significant profits on goods with relatively low costs.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of resell
Verb
  • Of course, upsets occur regularly, so while these games bring value in swapping out the market odds to +4000, nothing is a lock.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • What To Do Users are saying that swapping the device for another iPhone 16e didn’t solve the problem and nor did a factory reset.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of swap
Verb
  • Authorities said that, for most transactions, no motor vehicle was being purchased.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The plan, driven by the threat of Russian aggression, encourages EU nations to purchase defense equipment primarily from European suppliers.
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of purchase
Verb
  • That might have included attempts to use information about an attack to bargain with police for lesser sentences in other criminal proceedings.
    — TIME, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The move follows an unfair labor practice charge filed by the WGA East against Leftfield on Feb. 13, alleging failure to bargain in good faith.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of bargain

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