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auc·tion
 auction
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- pronunciation:
- awk
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 n
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition: |
a public sale at which things are sold to the people who offer the most money.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
auctions, auctioning, auctioned |
| definition: |
to sell at an auction (often followed by "off").
Before we moved, we auctioned off a lot of our furniture. |
| related words: |
sell |
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