auction
noun
a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
auctioned
-
past participleof auction.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Now they are auctioned before they are opened rather than after, so bidders don’t know what they are getting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
A coat owned by French actress, model and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot is to be auctioned to raise money for a dog rescue charity.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
A Pacific island leader says there were "no consultations" before the US announced swathes of nearby ocean could be auctioned for deep-sea mining exploration, telling AFP the industry faced strong opposition among his people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“All of his other material possessions are to be auctioned off. If you were no longer friends, why are you the only person he left anything to?”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
