Meaning

2 senses
  1. An auction where people write secret bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.

  2. 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.

Forms

plural: silent auctions
Singularsilent auction
Pluralsilent auctions

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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