auction
noun
a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
auctioned
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past participleof auction.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof auction.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
auctionnouna publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
Example Sentences
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Jordan’s Game 3 white home jersey was auctioned in September for $12.26 million and his Game 1 red road jersey was sold at auction for $10.09 million in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
On Wednesday, the 10-year Treasury yield surged as high as 5.364% before the government auctioned $39 billion of 10-year notes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Treasury auctioned $70 billion of five-year notes at a yield of 5.033%, the highest since an auction held in June 2006 which had a high yield of 5.203%, and amid indications of soft demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Princess Diana's famous "revenge dress" that she wore on the evening that then-Prince Charles made a public admission of adultery is to be auctioned in New York in December.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
He auctioned off his roosters to the highest bidder, recruited men, bought tools, and set about the awesome task of breaking stones, digging canals, clearing away rapids, and even harnessing waterfalls.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
