a way of selling something in which people put an offer of a particular amount of money inside an envelope, the envelopes are opened when the sale takes place, and the person who offers the most money buys the object
Synonyms and related words
Auctions and auctioning
auction
auction
auctioneer
silent auction
noun countable
US
Word Forms
singular
silent auction
plural
silent auctions
DEFINITIONS1
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a way of selling something in which people put an offer of a particular amount of money inside an envelope, the envelopes are opened when the sale takes place, and the person who offers the most money buys the object