auction
Definition
- n. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
- n. the public sale of something to the highest bidder
- v. sell at an auction
Word forms
- Past participle
- auctioned
- Past tense
- auctioned
- Present participle
- auctioning
- Third person singular
- auctions
Example sentences
n.
The old painting was sold at an auction for a surprising amount of money.
vt.
They decided to auction off their antique furniture to make space for new items.