Synonyms for auction
ˈɔk ʃənauc·tion

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1. auctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   roup sale

2. auctionverb

   To sell at an auction.

   Synonyms:
   roup sale

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1. auction, auction bridgenoun

   a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge

   Synonyms:
   vendue, auction bridge, auction sale

2. auction, auction sale, vendueverb

   the public sale of something to the highest bidder

   Synonyms:
   vendue, auction bridge, auction sale

3. auction, auction off, auctioneerverb

   sell at an auction

   Synonyms:
   auction off, auctioneer

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1. auctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   vendue, cant, public sale, auction sale

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1. auctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   vendue

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1. List of paraphrases for "auction":

   auctioning, reverse, bidding, eras, era, tendering, bid, sale, award

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How to use auction in a sentence?

1. The Treasury:

   Treasury believes that postponing the auction for the 2-year note poses less risk for market functioning than postponing the 5-year or 7-year note offering.

2. Monday ESPN:

   Auction drafts are a common part of fantasy football, and ESPN's segments replicated an auction draft with a diverse slate of top professional football players. Without that context, we understand the optics could be portrayed as offensive, and we apologize.

3. Meron Eren:

   Surprisingly, this letter came from a collector in Israel who probably bought it at an auction in Europe ten or 20 years ago.

4. John Reznikoff:

   In my experience in this business, living people who are famous, unless they're broke, generally don't auction off their household goods.

5. Abradee President Nelson Fonseca Leite:

   As this question of oversupply of energy contracted by distributors will carry on for the coming years, it (the auction) will be unnecessary... (Demand) ought to be weak.