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auction

🇬🇧 UK/'ɒ:kʃәn/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB2

Definitions

n.

A public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

拍卖;拍卖会

v.

To sell something at an auction.

拍卖(某物)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
auctaugur, omen, begin, initiate
+
ionact, process, state
=auction

Common Collocations

  • 1.online auction在线拍卖
  • 2.auction house拍卖行

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The online auction attracted thousands of bidders competing for the rare vintage painting.

  • 2.

    The auction house will auction off the estate's furniture collection next month.

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