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auction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɔkʃən/ (US)
  • /ˈɔkʃən/ (Australia)
  • ôk'shən
  • /ˈɔːkʃən/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɑkʃən/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • ŏk'shən

Etymology

From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).

Meanings

  1. A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
    • Auctions come in a wide variety. In a “Dutch auction”, often used to sell flowers and fruit, prices start high and gradually drop until a bidder is willing to pay up. A “Japanese auction” is a bit like poker: bids rise with each round and anyone who wants to win must bid every time. Vendors using auctions rid themselves of the headache of choosing prices and instead just pick the rules bidders must follow. 2014 July 12, “Competition, hammered”, in The Economist, volume 412, number 8895:
  2. The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
auctions Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

silent auction · auctionlike · auctioneer · auction call · reauction · dollar auction · e-auction · jam auction · auctiongoer · auction house · auctioneeress · cyberauction · slave auction · volatility auction · nonauction · re-auction · candle auction · knockout auction · auction block · penny auction · midauction · auction-goer · auction pitch · preauction · Dutch auction · auction bridge · auctionable · postauction · auctioner · Vickrey auction · auction theory

Relateds

augment

Synonyms

roup sale

Translations (121)

cmn 拍賣 /拍卖 (public sales event) · ur نِیلام (public sales event) · gu લિલામ (public sales event) · gl almoeda (public sales event) · es subasta (public sales event) · tl amboy (public sales event) · pt leilão (public sales event) · fr vente aux enchères (public sales event) · tg ауксион (public sales event) · hu aukció (public sales event) · mn дуудлага худалдаа (public sales event) · ota مزایده (public sales event) · it asta (public sales event) · prs لِیلَام (public sales event) · ka აუქციონი (public sales event) · ar مُزَايَدَة (public sales event) · io auciono (public sales event) · ja 競売り (public sales event) · bg аукцио́н (public sales event) · lt aukcionas (public sales event) · nl veiling (public sales event) · hi नीलाम (public sales event) · ast puya (public sales event) · pdt Utroop (public sales event) · km ការដេញថ្លៃ (public sales event) · ko 경매 (public sales event) · ca subhasta (public sales event) · uz auktsion (public sales event) · prs مُزَایَدَه (public sales event) · cs dražba (public sales event) · pl licytacja (public sales event) · tk auksion (public sales event) · eo aŭkcio (public sales event) · gl proia (public sales event) · lv ūtrupe (public sales event) · mn ᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠬᠠᠶᠠᠯᠴᠠᠭᠤᠯᠬᠤ (public sales event) · he מכירה פומבית \ מְכִירָה פֻּמְבִּית (public sales event) · ko 옥션 (public sales event) · cmn 競拍 /竞拍 (public sales event) · ja 競売 (public sales event) · tl pasalukan (public sales event) · arz مزاد (public sales event) · la auctiō (public sales event) · hu árverés (public sales event) · fr enchères (public sales event) · et enampakkumine (public sales event) · mi mākete (public sales event) · tr açık arttırma (public sales event) · be аўкцыён (public sales event) · nb auksjon (public sales event) · vi đấu giá (public sales event) · is uppboð (public sales event) · my လေလံ (public sales event) · uz auksion (public sales event) · th ขายทอดตลาด (public sales event) · lo ເລຫຼັງ (public sales event) · ja(public sales event) · sv auktion (public sales event) · mk аукција (public sales event) · ar مَزَاد (public sales event) · gl poxa (public sales event) · da auktion (public sales event) · vi bán đấu giá (public sales event) · kmr muzayede (public sales event) · cs aukce (public sales event) · el πλειστηριασμός (public sales event) · gl venduta (public sales event) · ky аукцион (public sales event) · sq ankand (public sales event) · es almoneda (public sales event) · sl dražba (public sales event) · te వేలం (public sales event) · ur نِیلامی (public sales event) · ga ceantáil (public sales event) · yi ליציטאַציע (public sales event) · bg търг (public sales event) · mn ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠤᠳᠠᠯᠳᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ (public sales event) · bn নিলাম (public sales event) · nn auksjon (public sales event) · id lelang (public sales event) · tg музояда (public sales event) · ps ليلام (public sales event) · tr mezat (public sales event) · ga ceant (public sales event) · el δημοπρασία (public sales event) · es remate (public sales event) · de Auktion (public sales event) · ja 競り売り (public sales event) · kk аукцион (public sales event) · kmr mezad (public sales event) · es licitación (public sales event) · az auksion (public sales event) · ps مزايده (public sales event) · nrf vendue (public sales event) · th การประมูล (public sales event) · gl leiloio (public sales event) · hy աճուրդ (public sales event) · et oksjon (public sales event) · ru аукцио́н (public sales event) · uk аукціо́н (public sales event) · cmn 競賣 /竞卖 (public sales event) · mn үнэ хаялцуулах (public sales event) · ja オークション (public sales event) · pl aukcja (public sales event) · es aucción (public sales event) · sh aùkcija (public sales event) · cy arwerthiant (public sales event) · hi नीलामी (public sales event) · lo ການປະມູນ (public sales event) · ms lelong (public sales event) · sh ау̀кција (public sales event) · gl subhasta (public sales event) · ta ஏலம் (public sales event) · sw mnada (public sales event) · ro licitaţie (public sales event) · lv izsole (public sales event) · tr müzayede (public sales event) · de Versteigerung (public sales event) · sk dražba (public sales event) · fa-ira مُزایِدِه (public sales event) · fi huutokauppa (public sales event)

auction en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɔkʃən/ (US)
  • /ˈɔkʃən/ (Australia)
  • ôk'shən
  • /ˈɔːkʃən/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɑkʃən/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • ŏk'shən

Etymology

From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To sell at an auction.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
auctioning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
auctioned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
auctioned Tense=Past lexicographic
auctions Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

unauctioned · auction off · auctioneer · auctionability

Relateds

bid · bidder

Translations (43)

ru продава́ть с молотка́ (to sell at an auction) · es subastar (to sell at an auction) · it mettere all'asta (to sell at an auction) · pl aukcjonować (to sell at an auction) · fa مزایده (to sell at an auction) · gl piñorar (to sell at an auction) · la praeco (to sell at an auction) · de versteigern (to sell at an auction) · el πλειστηριάζω (to sell at an auction) · ga ceantáil (to sell at an auction) · es rematar (to sell at an auction) · es licitar (to sell at an auction) · fi huutokaupata (to sell at an auction) · cs licitovat (to sell at an auction) · gl subhastar (to sell at an auction) · ast puxar (to sell at an auction) · fr vente aux enchères (to sell at an auction) · grc ἀποκηρύσσω (to sell at an auction) · gl rular (to sell at an auction) · nl veilen (to sell at an auction) · ca subhastar (to sell at an auction) · pt leiloar (to sell at an auction) · ga cuir ceant ar (to sell at an auction) · tr açık artırma (to sell at an auction) · ms melelong (to sell at an auction) · sv auktionera (to sell at an auction) · ja 競売する (to sell at an auction) · te వేలం వేయు (to sell at an auction) · ga cuir ar ceant (to sell at an auction) · sl dražiti (to sell at an auction) · fi myydä huutokaupassa (to sell at an auction) · tr müzayede (to sell at an auction) · bg продавам на търг (to sell at an auction) · hy վաճառել աճուրդով (to sell at an auction) · gl poxar (to sell at an auction) · cmn 拍賣 /拍卖 (to sell at an auction) · ast puyar (to sell at an auction) · ja 競りにかける (to sell at an auction) · ru продава́ть с аукцио́на (to sell at an auction) · cs dražit (to sell at an auction) · it vendere all'asta (to sell at an auction) · mi mākete (to sell at an auction) · ko 경매하다 (to sell at an auction)