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auction
auctiona publicly held sale at which goods are sold to the highest bidder: I made the highest bid at the auction.
Not to be confused with:action – the process of being active; energetic activity; effect or influence: a man of actionauc·tion A0515300 (ôk′shən)n.1. A public sale in which property or items of merchandise are sold to the highest bidder.2. Games See auction bridge.tr.v. auc·tioned, auc·tion·ing, auc·tions To sell at or by an auction: auctioned off the remaining inventory.
[Latin auctiō, auctiōn-, from auctus, past participle of augēre, to increase; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]auction (ˈɔːkʃən) n1. (Commerce) a public sale of goods or property, esp one in which prospective purchasers bid against each other until the highest price is reached. Compare Dutch auction2. (Card Games) the competitive calls made in bridge and other games before play begins, undertaking to win a given number of tricks if a certain suit is trumps3. (Bridge) See auction bridgevb (Commerce) (often foll by: off) to sell by auction[C16: from Latin auctiō an increasing, from augēre to increase]auc•tion (ˈɔk ʃən)
n. 1. Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder. 2. a. auction bridge. b. the bidding in bridge or other games. v.t. 3. to sell by auction (often fol. by off): to auction off one's furniture. [1585–95; < Latin auctiō=aug(ēre) to increase, see augment + -tiō -tion] auction
Past participle: auctioned
Gerund: auctioning
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| I auction | | you auction | | he/she/it auctions | | we auction | | you auction | | they auction |
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| I auctioned | | you auctioned | | he/she/it auctioned | | we auctioned | | you auctioned | | they auctioned |
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| I am auctioning | | you are auctioning | | he/she/it is auctioning | | we are auctioning | | you are auctioning | | they are auctioning |
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| I have auctioned | | you have auctioned | | he/she/it has auctioned | | we have auctioned | | you have auctioned | | they have auctioned |
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| I was auctioning | | you were auctioning | | he/she/it was auctioning | | we were auctioning | | you were auctioning | | they were auctioning |
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| I had auctioned | | you had auctioned | | he/she/it had auctioned | | we had auctioned | | you had auctioned | | they had auctioned |
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| I will auction | | you will auction | | he/she/it will auction | | we will auction | | you will auction | | they will auction |
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| I will have auctioned | | you will have auctioned | | he/she/it will have auctioned | | we will have auctioned | | you will have auctioned | | they will have auctioned |
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| I will be auctioning | | you will be auctioning | | he/she/it will be auctioning | | we will be auctioning | | you will be auctioning | | they will be auctioning |
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| I have been auctioning | | you have been auctioning | | he/she/it has been auctioning | | we have been auctioning | | you have been auctioning | | they have been auctioning |
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| I will have been auctioning | | you will have been auctioning | | he/she/it will have been auctioning | | we will have been auctioning | | you will have been auctioning | | they will have been auctioning |
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| I had been auctioning | | you had been auctioning | | he/she/it had been auctioning | | we had been auctioning | | you had been auctioning | | they had been auctioning |
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| I would auction | | you would auction | | he/she/it would auction | | we would auction | | you would auction | | they would auction |
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| I would have auctioned | | you would have auctioned | | he/she/it would have auctioned | | we would have auctioned | | you would have auctioned | | they would have auctioned |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  auction - a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridgeauction bridgebridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players | | 2. |  auction - the public sale of something to the highest bidderauction sale, venduesale - the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns"upset price - (auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bidsbid, tender, offer - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"by-bid - bid on behalf of someone elseoverbid - bid more than the object is worthunderbid - bid too lowoutbid - bid higher than othersunderbid - bid lower than a competing bidder | | Verb | 1. |  auction - sell at an auction auction off, auctioneercommerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
auctionnoun sale, deal, selling, transaction, disposal, marketing, vending He bought the picture at an auction.verb sell, trade, exchange We'll auction them for charity.Translationsauction (ˈoːkʃən) noun a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the highest price. They held an auction; He sold the house by auction. 拍賣 拍卖 verb to sell something in this way. He auctioned all his furniture before emigrating. 拍賣 拍卖ˌauctioˈneer noun a person who is in charge of selling things at an auction. 拍賣員 拍卖商auction
auction offTo sell an item to the highest bidder. We're auctioning off a car at the charity event this year.See also: auction, offDutch auctionAn auction in which the asking price is set high and then lowered until someone buys the item. What is this, a Dutch auction? Why is the auctioneer starting out at $1,000 for that piece of junk?See also: auction, Dutchauction something offto sell something [to the highest bidder] at an auction. He auctioned his home off. He auctioned off his home. The duke was forced to auction off his ancestral home to pay his taxes.See also: auction, offDutch auctionan auction or sale that starts off with a high asking price that is then reduced until a buyer is found. (Viewed by some as insulting to the Dutch.) Dutch auctions are rare—most auctioneers start with a lower price than they hope to obtain. My real estate agent advised me to ask a reasonable price for my house rather than get involved with a Dutch auction.See also: auction, Dutch*up for auctionFig. to be sold at an auction. (*Typically: be ~; come ~; go ~; put something ~.) The old farm where I lived as a child is up for auction.See also: auction, upauction offv. To sell something to the person who offers the highest amount of money, at or as at an auction: We don't need this table anymore, so we should auction it off. To clear out the warehouse, the company auctioned off the old inventory. See also: auction, offauction
auction the competitive calls made in bridge and other games before play begins, undertaking to win a given number of tricks if a certain suit is trumps Auction in international trade, a method of selling certain goods (such as fur pelts, tobacco, and tea) in separate lots. Prior to an auction the goods (or samples of them) are exhibited for the inspection of possible buyers. The time and place of the auction are announced beforehand. The general conditions of the sale of goods are determined by the seller. The buyer is considered to be the person who during the course of the auction has offered the highest price. At an auction, in contrast to an ordinary sale, the seller is absolved from responsibility for the quality of the goods that are sold. In the USSR, international auctions for the sale of fur pelts are regularly held in Leningrad. At the form of auction known as a public sale there is a forced sale of the property of people who cannot pay their debts. Goods are also sold if they have not been claimed on time from transportation and warehouse enterprises and in certain other cases. V. S. POZDNIAKOV auction
Related to auction: Online auction, Auction sitesauction a (normally public) sale of property usually conducted by competitive bidding where the item auctioned is sold to the person who makes the highest bid. It is conducted by an auctioneer, who is deemed to be the agent of the seller until the hammer falls and he announces the completion of the sale in favour of the highest bidder. Many auctions now take place on the Internet whereby the auctioneer provides the site upon which the goods are advertised. See MOCK AUCTION. AUCTION, commerce, contract. A public sale of property to the highestbidder. Among the Romans this kind of sale, was made by a crier under aspear (sub hasta) stuck in the ground.
2. Auctions are generally held by express authority, and the person whoconducts them is licensed to do so under various regulations.
3. The manner of conducting an auction is immaterial; whether it be bypublic outcry or by any other manner. The essential part is the selection ofa purchaser from a number of bidders. In a case where a woman continuedsilent during the whole time of the sale, but whenever anyone bid she gavehim a glass of brandy, and when the sale broke up, the person who receivedthe last glass of brandy was taken into a private room, and he was declaredto be the purchaser; this was adjudged to be an auction. 1 Dow. 115.
4. The law requires fairness in auction sales, and when a puffer isemployed to raise the property offered for sale on bona fide bidders, or acombination is entered into between two or more persons not to overbid eachother, the contract may in general be avoided. Vide Puffer, and 6 John. R.194; 8 John. R. 444; 3 John. Cas. 29; Cowp. 395; 6 T. R. 642; Harr. Dig.Sale, IV.; and the article Conditions Sale. Vide Harr. Dig. Sale, IV.; 13Price, R. 76; M'Clel. R. 25; 6 East, R. 392; 5 B. & A. 257; S. C. 2 Stark.R. 295; 1 Esp. R. 340; 5 Esp. R. 103 4 Taunt. R. 209; 1 H. Bl. R. 81; 2Chit. R. 253; Cowp. R. 395; 1 Bouv. Inst., n. 976. auction
Auction1. A way to sell an item in which a moderator takes bids from a number of persons for a period of time and ultimately sells to the highest bidder. For example, the moderator (called an auctioneer) may set the opening bid at $5 and, once someone offers to pay $5, may incrementally increase the requested bids until they stop. Variations on an auction may involve any number of things; for example, a person with more than one job offer may request higher salaries in turn and then finally take the highest paying position. See also: Bidding war.
2. See: Auction market.auction a means of selling goods and services to the highest bidder among a number of potential customers. Auctions can take several forms. One form is an open auction – increasing bid – competition in which the bids of all parties are observable and bidders drop out as the price increases until only the highest bidder remains. Another form is an open auction -decreasing price – auction in which the auctioneer starts off from a very high price that is then slowly decreased until one bidder agrees to buy at the last announced price. This form of auction is often called ‘Dutch auction’. Yet another form is a sealed-bid, closed auction in which all bidders have to submit their bids in sealed envelopes at the same time. In open auctions, bidders can gain some information about the private valuations that other bidders place upon the goods to be sold, while in sealed-bid auctions the private valuations of bidders remain unobservable. The principles of auctions apply to situations where firms seek TENDER to supply products. auction a means of selling goods and services to the highest bidder among a number of potential customers. Auctions can take several forms. One form is an open auction, increasing bid, competition in which the bids of all parties are observable and bidders drop out as the price increases until only the highest bidder remains. Another form is an open auction, decreasing price, auction in which the auctioneer starts off from a very high price that is then slowly decreased until one bidder agrees to buy at the last announced price. This form of auction is often called a ‘Dutch auction’. Yet another form is a sealed-bid, closed auction in which all bidders have to submit their bids in sealed envelopes at the same time. In open auctions, bidders can gain some information about the private valuations that other bidders place upon the goods to be sold, while in sealed-bid auctions the private valuations of bidders remain unobservable. The principles of auctions apply to situations where firms seek tenders to supply products.auctionA sales technique in which real or personal property is offered for sale and bidders make oral offers in varying amounts until one is accepted. Frequently used for involuntary transfers of real estate, such as foreclosures and tax sales. In some states, foreclosure auctioneers must be licensed.Where property is offered by the owner voluntarily for auction sale,the fine print in the auction terms usually contains a provision for a buyer's premium. The amount of the winning bid is automatically increased by the stated amount, and that percentage is used to pay the auctioneer's fees. auction
Related to auction: Online auction, Auction sitesSynonyms for auctionnoun saleSynonyms- sale
- deal
- selling
- transaction
- disposal
- marketing
- vending
verb sellSynonymsSynonyms for auctionnoun a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward gameSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the public sale of something to the highest bidderSynonymsRelated Words- sale
- upset price
- bid
- tender
- offer
- by-bid
- overbid
- underbid
- outbid
verb sell at an auctionSynonymsRelated Words- commerce
- commercialism
- mercantilism
- sell
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