auction
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidderA public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
» Tom bought this horse at an auction.
Tom hat dieses Pferd bei einer Auktion erworben.
Том купил эту лошадь на аукционе.
Том купив цього коня на аукціоні.
Meaning
2 sensesA public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
Versteigerung, Auktion
аукцио́нaukción
аукціо́нaukción
the public sale of something to the highest bidder
The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
Examples
65 sentencesTom bought this horse at an auction.
Том купив цього коня на аукціоні.
ruТом купил эту лошадь на аукционе.
deTom hat dieses Pferd bei einer Auktion erworben.
I got this painting at an auction.
I bought this painting at an auction.
I got that painting at an auction.
I met Tom at an auction a few years ago.
ruЯ встретил Тома на аукционе несколько лет назад.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).
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Forms
plural: auctionsSynonyms
4 synonyms- the public sale of something to the highest bidder:auction salevendue
- a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge:auction bridge