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noun
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Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
2.
Cards.
b.
(in bridge or certain other games) the competitive bidding to fix a contract that a player or players undertake to fulfill.
verb (used with object)
3.
to sell by auction (often followed by off): He auctioned off his furniture.
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Auction off
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
auc·tion·a·ble, adjective
auc·tion·ar·y, adjective
pro·auc·tion, adjective
un·auc·tioned, adjective
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| auction off | |
verb | |
| sell at an auction [syn: auction] |
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