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noun | verb auctionauction1 /ˈɔkʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYauction1Origin: 1500-1600 Latin auctio increase, from augere; because the money offered increases ► sold at auction The painting sold at auction for $6,500. ► went up for auction Items from Liberace’s estate went up for auction. ► auction house It’s the city’s largest auction house (=company that arranges auctions). a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings, etc. are sold to the person who offers the most money for them: The painting sold at auction for $6,500. Items from Liberace’s estate went up for auction. It’s the city’s largest auction house (=company that arranges auctions). [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin auctio increase, from augere; because the money offered increases] noun | verb auctionauction2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEauction |
| Present | I, you, we, they | auction | | he, she, it | auctions | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | auctioned | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have auctioned | | he, she, it | has auctioned | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had auctioned | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will auction | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have auctioned |
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| Present | I | am auctioning | | he, she, it | is auctioning | | you, we, they | are auctioning | | Past | I, he, she, it | was auctioning | | you, we, they | were auctioning | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been auctioning | | he, she, it | has been auctioning | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been auctioning | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be auctioning | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been auctioning |
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