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   a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge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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1. Kavita Chellaram:

   There's much more awareness, people all over Nigeria and Marketplace Africa today are looking towards art, and in fact Kenya has opened an auction house, Uganda's having an auction this year, so there is a bit of a domino effect in Marketplace Africa.

2. Van Eaton:

   It wasn't the films the made the studio so much, it was the merchandise, the marketing of the characters that really made Disney what it is today and that's what we're trying to show in this auction.

3. Frank Kilbourn:

   We've got credible auction houses and a great gallery system and the world is now realizing that we've come of age, it's a great place to look at art and to buy art.

4. Andreas Mueller:

   It was positive for the companies involved that the prices they paid were pretty low – less than half of the previous auction in 2012 for 4G.

5. Cori Bush:

   Family separation is rooted in our nation's history, let's be clear, harkening back to Black children being torn from their mothers' arms at slave auction blocks.