auction
noun
a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
will auction
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future tenseof auction.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Treasury will auction $39 billion in 10-year notes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Germany will auction September 2028-dated Schatz on Tuesday, and May 2047- and August 2056-dated Bunds on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Treasury will auction $22 billion in 30-year bonds later Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Treasury also will auction $39 billion in 10-year notes on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The prices are also put down, and of course, we never will auction a thing off for less, unless it is unsalable otherwise and we wish to dispose of it.”
From Young Auctioneers The Polishing of a Rolling Stone by Edward Stratemeyer
