auction
noun
a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
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The program would have required large gasoline and diesel suppliers to purchase auctionable “allowances” for the pollution caused by combustion of fuels sold in participating areas.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2021