auctionn.

/ˈɔːkʃən/

Etymology: < Latin auctiōn-em ‘increase,’ noun of action < augēre to increase, already in Latin use for ‘a sale by increase of bids.’ (Not in French.)

†1. The action of increasing; increase, growth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

waxingc1055

increasingc1340

increasec1374

echinga1382

creasing1398

augmentinga1400

alarginga1425

moringa1425

augmentc1425

incrementc1425

creasec1440

increasement1509

enlarginga1513

enlargement1564

amplification1569

accession1570

usury1576

enhancement1577

growth1587

creasement1592

accrease1598

crescence1602

improvement1607

excrement1608

majoration1626

heightening1629

auction1692

turgescence1806

outgrowth1837

steepening1868

prolating1919

upgrading1920

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 105 The actions of Nutrition, Auction and Generation.

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) Auction, in Physic, Nourishment whereby more is restor'd than was lost.

a. A public sale in which each bidder offers an increase upon the price offered by the preceding, the article put up being sold to the highest bidder. Called in Scotland and north of England a roup.‘To sell or put up at auction’ is a common const. in U.S.; in England goods are ‘sold by auction,’ ‘put up to auction.’

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > auction

port-salea1513

outroop1578

auction1595

subhastation1600

outcryc1604

outsalea1670

roup1676

vendue1679

cant1705

auction-sale1820

silent auction1866

absolute auction1870

1595 W. Warner tr. Plautus Menaecmi v. vii. (R.) The auction of Menæchmus..when will be sold Slaves, household goods, etc.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) App. Auction, a making a publick Sale, and selling of Goods by an Outcry.

1692 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family Hatton (1878) II. 169 Many auctions..of y^e best collections [of pictures].

1758 S. Johnson Idler 13 May 41 Ladies, who must run to sales and auctions without an attendant.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands I. i. 14 His carpets..were disposed of at auction.

1876 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (ed. 3) xiii. 21 These..were put up from time to time to auction.

figurative.1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 216 Then followed an auction..On one side the king, on the other the Church, began to bid eagerly against each other.

b. = auction bridge at Compounds 2. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > varieties of

nullo1893

duplicate1894

auction bridge1903

auction1908

contract1908

duplicate bridge1929

plafond1929

rubber bridge1935

1908 W. Dalton Auction Bridge p. iv If you are accustomed to play Bridge for 6d. points, or £2 10s. per 100, play Auction for £1 per 100.

1918 A. Bennett Pretty Lady xxviii. 196 Auction afterwards?

1929 M. C. Work Compl. Contract Bridge p. xi Slowly but surely auction players began to realize that the new game had attractions.

1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement xi. 580 They were now playing their third rubber of auction.

c. Auction Bridge. The act or process of bidding; a bid made in this way.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding

flag-flying1889

redoubling1899

auction1908

overbidding1912

pre-emption1924

save1927

raising1929

cue-bidding1932

sacrifice bid1932

sign-off1932

sign-off bid1932

protection1952

sacrifice1952

sacrifice bidding1959

1908 ‘Auctioneer’ Auction Bridge for Three or Four Players 31 The player who wins the auction takes the dummy as his partner.

1927 L. Hattersley Contract & Auction Bridge Clarified (ed. 2) i. 20 The Auction begins with the first declaration after each deal and continues until the final pass.

1958 Listener 2 Oct. 541/2 North bid Three Clubs and East became the declarer in Six Diamonds after this auction: South No bid [etc.].

d. all over the auction, everywhere. Australian slang.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [phrase] > everywhere

far and near or nighOE

in length and (in) breadth (or brede)a1250

high and low1525

here, there, and everywherea1593

in every stead1596

through long and broad ——1617

from Dan to Beersheba1738

all along the line1877

all over the auction1930

1930 K. S. Prichard Haxby's Circus v. 63 ‘Did I step on it, Doc?’ Will asked. ‘Step on it? You waltzed all over the bloomin' auction.’

1960 ‘N. Shute’ Trustee from Toolroom i. 11 You'd be surprised at the number of letters that there are—all over the auction.

3. A public sale of somewhat similar character.It has been the custom in some places to set up an inch of lighted candle, the last bidder before the wick falls becoming purchaser of the property. In a Dutch auction, property is offered at a price beyond its value, the price being gradually lowered till some one accepts it as purchaser.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun]

outsale1349

out-vent1542

auction1673

sale1680

1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd ii. 234 As in an Auction, to be sold by Inch of Candle.

1728 E. Young Love of Fame iv, in Wks. (1757) I. 115 The writing tribe, who shameless auctions hold Of praise, by inch of candle to be sold.

1881 Daily News 29 Dec. 6/4 The captain sells the fish by auction, putting the highest price on the basketful to be sold, and gradually lowering it till some one closes with his offer.

†4. The property put up to auction. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > to be sold at auction

auction1733

1733 A. Pope Of Use of Riches 7 Ask you why Phryne the whole Auction buys? Phryne foresees a General Excise.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.See also auction pool at pool n.³ 4a.

auction-house n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place of auction > [noun]

auction-house1682

vendue house1755

auction-room1767

sale-room1813

auction-mart1821

sales room1840

1682 London Gaz. No. 1716/4 There is daily attendance given at the Auction-house.

auction-mart n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place of auction > [noun]

auction-house1682

vendue house1755

auction-room1767

sale-room1813

auction-mart1821

sales room1840

1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 121 The magnificent edifice, now erecting..under the name of the Auction Mart.

auction-pulpit n.

auction-room n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place of auction > [noun]

auction-house1682

vendue house1755

auction-room1767

sale-room1813

auction-mart1821

sales room1840

1767 J. Wedgwood Let. 31 May in Sel. Lett. (1965) 55 Everybody would be apt to stroll into an Auction room.

1775 J. Andrews Lett. (1866) 81 The soldiers..took quarters..in Gould's auction room or store.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 478 A certain celebrated actor was just fit to stand at the door of an auction-room, with a long pole, and cry, ‘Pray, gentlemen, walk in’.

1936 V. A. Demant Christian Polity ii. 36 The auction-room flavour of our secular moralities.

auction-sale n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > auction

port-salea1513

outroop1578

auction1595

subhastation1600

outcryc1604

outsalea1670

roup1676

vendue1679

cant1705

auction-sale1820

silent auction1866

absolute auction1870

1820 Deb. Congr. U.S. (1855) I. 367 The evils arising from auction sales.

1888 A. S. Swan Doris Cheyne viii. 128 An auction sale..for behoof of the creditors of Robert Cheyne.

1898 Daily News 3 Mar. 3/3 Auction sale of rights of patronage was absolutely prohibited.

C2.

auction bridge an early version of the card game bridge, in which all tricks won counted towards the game whether bid or not.Cf. contract bridge at contract n.¹ 1g.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > varieties of

nullo1893

duplicate1894

auction bridge1903

auction1908

contract1908

duplicate bridge1929

plafond1929

rubber bridge1935

1903 O. Crawford in Times 16 Jan. 5/6 ‘Auction bridge’..is more lively than dummy bridge.

1908 W. Dalton Auction Bridge p. iii Auction Bridge is really a clever combination of the two games of Poker and Bridge.

1959 T. Reese & A. Dormer Bridge Player's Dict. 18 Auction bridge, the predecessor of contract, held sway from about 1911..to 1928, when contract began to be popular.

1960 J. Betjeman Summoned by Bells i. 5 Happy and tense they played at Auction Bridge.

2016 West Australian (Perth) (Nexis) 23 Dec. 61 Competitive bidding is the cornerstone of our wonderful game [sc. bridge] and in the good old days it was called auction bridge. The auction has become contract and we often have to make difficult decisions at a high level.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	auction
释义	auctionn. /ˈɔːkʃən/ Etymology: < Latin auctiōn-em ‘increase,’ noun of action < augēre to increase, already in Latin use for ‘a sale by increase of bids.’ (Not in French.) †1. The action of increasing; increase, growth. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waxingc1055 increasingc1340 increasec1374 echinga1382 creasing1398 augmentinga1400 alarginga1425 moringa1425 augmentc1425 incrementc1425 creasec1440 increasement1509 enlarginga1513 enlargement1564 amplification1569 accession1570 usury1576 enhancement1577 growth1587 creasement1592 accrease1598 crescence1602 improvement1607 excrement1608 majoration1626 heightening1629 auction1692 turgescence1806 outgrowth1837 steepening1868 prolating1919 upgrading1920 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 105 The actions of Nutrition, Auction and Generation. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) Auction, in Physic, Nourishment whereby more is restor'd than was lost. 2. a. A public sale in which each bidder offers an increase upon the price offered by the preceding, the article put up being sold to the highest bidder. Called in Scotland and north of England a roup.‘To sell or put up at auction’ is a common const. in U.S.; in England goods are ‘sold by auction,’ ‘put up to auction.’ ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > auction port-salea1513 outroop1578 auction1595 subhastation1600 outcryc1604 outsalea1670 roup1676 vendue1679 cant1705 auction-sale1820 silent auction1866 absolute auction1870 1595 W. Warner tr. Plautus Menaecmi v. vii. (R.) The auction of Menæchmus..when will be sold Slaves, household goods, etc. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) App. Auction, a making a publick Sale, and selling of Goods by an Outcry. 1692 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family Hatton (1878) II. 169 Many auctions..of y^e best collections [of pictures]. 1758 S. Johnson Idler 13 May 41 Ladies, who must run to sales and auctions without an attendant. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands I. i. 14 His carpets..were disposed of at auction. 1876 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (ed. 3) xiii. 21 These..were put up from time to time to auction. figurative.1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 216 Then followed an auction..On one side the king, on the other the Church, began to bid eagerly against each other. b. = auction bridge at Compounds 2. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > varieties of nullo1893 duplicate1894 auction bridge1903 auction1908 contract1908 duplicate bridge1929 plafond1929 rubber bridge1935 1908 W. Dalton Auction Bridge p. iv If you are accustomed to play Bridge for 6d. points, or £2 10s. per 100, play Auction for £1 per 100. 1918 A. Bennett Pretty Lady xxviii. 196 Auction afterwards? 1929 M. C. Work Compl. Contract Bridge p. xi Slowly but surely auction players began to realize that the new game had attractions. 1930 J. B. Priestley Angel Pavement xi. 580 They were now playing their third rubber of auction. c. Auction Bridge. The act or process of bidding; a bid made in this way. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding flag-flying1889 redoubling1899 auction1908 overbidding1912 pre-emption1924 save1927 raising1929 cue-bidding1932 sacrifice bid1932 sign-off1932 sign-off bid1932 protection1952 sacrifice1952 sacrifice bidding1959 1908 ‘Auctioneer’ Auction Bridge for Three or Four Players 31 The player who wins the auction takes the dummy as his partner. 1927 L. Hattersley Contract & Auction Bridge Clarified (ed. 2) i. 20 The Auction begins with the first declaration after each deal and continues until the final pass. 1958 Listener 2 Oct. 541/2 North bid Three Clubs and East became the declarer in Six Diamonds after this auction: South No bid [etc.]. d. all over the auction, everywhere. Australian slang. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > here, there, etc. > [phrase] > everywhere far and near or nighOE in length and (in) breadth (or brede)a1250 high and low1525 here, there, and everywherea1593 in every stead1596 through long and broad ——1617 from Dan to Beersheba1738 all along the line1877 all over the auction1930 1930 K. S. Prichard Haxby's Circus v. 63 ‘Did I step on it, Doc?’ Will asked. ‘Step on it? You waltzed all over the bloomin' auction.’ 1960 ‘N. Shute’ Trustee from Toolroom i. 11 You'd be surprised at the number of letters that there are—all over the auction. 3. A public sale of somewhat similar character.It has been the custom in some places to set up an inch of lighted candle, the last bidder before the wick falls becoming purchaser of the property. In a Dutch auction, property is offered at a price beyond its value, the price being gradually lowered till some one accepts it as purchaser. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] outsale1349 out-vent1542 auction1673 sale1680 1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd ii. 234 As in an Auction, to be sold by Inch of Candle. 1728 E. Young Love of Fame iv, in Wks. (1757) I. 115 The writing tribe, who shameless auctions hold Of praise, by inch of candle to be sold. 1881 Daily News 29 Dec. 6/4 The captain sells the fish by auction, putting the highest price on the basketful to be sold, and gradually lowering it till some one closes with his offer. †4. The property put up to auction. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > to be sold at auction auction1733 1733 A. Pope Of Use of Riches 7 Ask you why Phryne the whole Auction buys? Phryne foresees a General Excise. Compounds C1. General attributive.See also auction pool at pool n.³ 4a. auction-house n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place of auction > [noun] auction-house1682 vendue house1755 auction-room1767 sale-room1813 auction-mart1821 sales room1840 1682 London Gaz. No. 1716/4 There is daily attendance given at the Auction-house. auction-mart n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place of auction > [noun] auction-house1682 vendue house1755 auction-room1767 sale-room1813 auction-mart1821 sales room1840 1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 121 The magnificent edifice, now erecting..under the name of the Auction Mart. auction-pulpit n. auction-room n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place of auction > [noun] auction-house1682 vendue house1755 auction-room1767 sale-room1813 auction-mart1821 sales room1840 1767 J. Wedgwood Let. 31 May in Sel. Lett. (1965) 55 Everybody would be apt to stroll into an Auction room. 1775 J. Andrews Lett. (1866) 81 The soldiers..took quarters..in Gould's auction room or store. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 478 A certain celebrated actor was just fit to stand at the door of an auction-room, with a long pole, and cry, ‘Pray, gentlemen, walk in’. 1936 V. A. Demant Christian Polity ii. 36 The auction-room flavour of our secular moralities. auction-sale n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > auction port-salea1513 outroop1578 auction1595 subhastation1600 outcryc1604 outsalea1670 roup1676 vendue1679 cant1705 auction-sale1820 silent auction1866 absolute auction1870 1820 Deb. Congr. U.S. (1855) I. 367 The evils arising from auction sales. 1888 A. S. Swan Doris Cheyne viii. 128 An auction sale..for behoof of the creditors of Robert Cheyne. 1898 Daily News 3 Mar. 3/3 Auction sale of rights of patronage was absolutely prohibited. C2. auction bridge an early version of the card game bridge, in which all tricks won counted towards the game whether bid or not.Cf. contract bridge at contract n.¹ 1g. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > varieties of nullo1893 duplicate1894 auction bridge1903 auction1908 contract1908 duplicate bridge1929 plafond1929 rubber bridge1935 1903 O. Crawford in Times 16 Jan. 5/6 ‘Auction bridge’..is more lively than dummy bridge. 1908 W. Dalton Auction Bridge p. iii Auction Bridge is really a clever combination of the two games of Poker and Bridge. 1959 T. Reese & A. Dormer Bridge Player's Dict. 18 Auction bridge, the predecessor of contract, held sway from about 1911..to 1928, when contract began to be popular. 1960 J. Betjeman Summoned by Bells i. 5 Happy and tense they played at Auction Bridge. 2016 West Australian (Perth) (Nexis) 23 Dec. 61 Competitive bidding is the cornerstone of our wonderful game [sc. bridge] and in the good old days it was called auction bridge. The auction has become contract and we often have to make difficult decisions at a high level. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2020). auctionv. /ˈɔːkʃən/ Etymology: < auction n. Compare Latin auctiōnāri in same sense. To sell by auction. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > sell by public sale [verb (transitive)] > sell by auction roup1513 to sell at a pike1594 to put, etc., under the spear1600 knocka1626 outcry1676 to cry out1701 cant1720 to knock down1765 auctioneer1785 auction1884 1884 J. Stephens in Contemp. Rev. May 689 And auctioned off their consciences to the Ministerial bidder. Derivatives auctioned adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [adjective] > relating to auction > sold by auction auctioned1807 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. ii, in Poems 87 An auction'd Bed, with Curtains neat and new. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1595v.1807
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auctionn.

Compounds

auctionv.

Derivatives