transcription, транскрипция: [ ɔ:kʃ(ə)n ]
( auctions, auctioning, auctioned)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price.
Lord Salisbury bought the picture at auction in London some years ago...
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2.
If something is auctioned , it is sold in an auction.
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