auction
noun
a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
auctions
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pluralof auction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof auction (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
auctionnouna publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
Example Sentences
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The auction of "Jodi" comes as some scientists warn that auctions could herald a new era in fossil collecting by the ultra-rich.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Viewed from a bird’s-eye vantage, the book’s vignettes glide between mundanity—town-council meetings, estate auctions, block parties—and tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It argued that thousands end up at slaughter auctions each year.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Others have debated whether the Treasury might consider scrapping 20-year auctions altogether, a move that seems unlikely.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Others in the community—including prominent settlers like Hale and Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner—took a keen interest in the auctions.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
