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silent auction en · NOUN
Meanings
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An auction where people write secret bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.
A well-run silent auction for a normal event should raise anything between $500 and $3000 and sometimes, considerably more.
2003, Kevin B. Kent, Fundraising for the small community, page 43:
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An auction held over a long period of time where people write public bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.
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