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- [awk-shuh n]
- /ˈɔk ʃən/
- /ˈɔːk.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awk-shuh n]
- /ˈɔk ʃən/
Definitions of auction word
- variable noun auction An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price. 3
- verb auction If something is auctioned, it is sold in an auction. 3
- noun auction a public sale of goods or property, esp one in which prospective purchasers bid against each other until the highest price is reached 3
- noun auction the competitive calls made in bridge and other games before play begins, undertaking to win a given number of tricks if a certain suit is trumps 3
- verb auction to sell by auction 3
- noun auction a public sale at which items are sold one by one, each going to the last and highest of a series of competing bidders 3
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Origin of auction
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Latin auctiōn- (stem of auctiō) an increase, especially in the bidding at a sale, equivalent to auct(us) increased, past participle of augēre (aug- increase + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Auction
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
auction popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
auction usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for auction
noun auction
- jam — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
- sell-off — Stock Exchange. a sudden and marked decline in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread selling.
- sale — the act of selling.
- mart — a cow or ox fattened for slaughter.
verb auction
- hawking — to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.
- sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- deal in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- snowed — Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
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