auction

/ˈɔkʃən/
verb
  1. To sell something at an auction.
    • They decided to auction their grandmother's antique jewelry.
    • The city plans to auction the abandoned cars next week.
    • The gallery will auction the artist's early works next month.
noun
  1. A public sale where items are sold to the person who offers the most money.
    • We bought our dining table at a local furniture auction.
    • The charity auction raised thousands of dollars for the hospital.
    • The painting was sold at an auction for over a million dollars.
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