1
: a sale of property to the highest bidder
2
: the act or process of bidding in some card games
Examples of auction in a Sentence
Noun
She bought the desk at an auction.
He made several bids at the auction.
Verb
They auctioned a similar desk last year.
The house was auctioned last week.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Porsche built just 51 examples of the Carrera RSR 3.8, of which only two in Guards Red, including the chassis up for auction, no. 496090.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
Pearlman and his companies were forced into involuntary bankruptcy, with his assets and belongings auctioned off to the highest bidders.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 24 July 2024
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Noun
The minimum bid for the auction begins at $1.2 million.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
Porsche built just 51 examples of the Carrera RSR 3.8, of which only two in Guards Red, including the chassis up for auction, no. 496090.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
Verb
More than 100 Red Lobster locations now closed On May 22, the company's website listed 99 locations closed across 28 states, with some of them having their kitchen equipment auctioned off on an online restaurant liquidator.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
Pearlman and his companies were forced into involuntary bankruptcy, with his assets and belongings auctioned off to the highest bidders.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 24 July 2024
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“Auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auction. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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auction
1 of 2 noun
auc·tion
ˈȯk-shən 
: a sale at which things are sold to those who offer to pay the most
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