1. auction(n = noun.act) auction bridge - a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge;
is a kind of bridge
2. auction(n = noun.act) auction sale, vendue - the public sale of something to the highest bidder;
is a kind of sale
Derived forms verb auction1, noun auctioneer1
auction(v = verb.possession) auction off, auctioneer - sell at an auction;
is one way to sell
Derived forms noun auction2, noun auctioneer1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
1. A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue. [1913 Webster]
2. The things sold by auction or put up to auction. [1913 Webster]
" In the United States, the more prevalent expression has been “sales at auction,” that is, by an increase of bids (Lat. auctione). This latter form is preferable." [1913 Webster]
"Ask you why Phryne the whole auction buys ?" [1913 Webster]
To sell by auction. [1913 Webster]
auction, n. & v.
--n. a sale of goods, usu. in public, in which articles are sold to the highest bidder.
--v.tr. sell by auction.
Idiom:
auction bridge
1 a form of bridge in which players bid for the right to name trumps.
2 the sequence of bids made at bridge. Dutch auction a sale, usu. public, of goods in which the price is reduced by the auctioneer until a buyer is found.
Etymology:
L auctio increase, auction f. augere auct- increase
N sale, vent, disposal, auction, roup, Dutch auction, outcry, vendue, custom, vendibility, vendibleness, seller, vender, vendor, merchant, auctioneer, under the hammer, on the market, for sale, salable, marketable, vendible, unsalable unpurchased, unbought, on one's hands, chose qui plait est a demi vendue.
N mart, market, marketplace, fair, bazaar, staple, exchange, change, bourse, hall, guildhall, tollbooth, customhouse, Tattersall's, stall, booth, stand, newsstand, cart, wagon, wharf, office, chambers, countinghouse, bureau, counter, compter, shop, emporium, establishment, store, department store, general store, five and ten, variety store, co-op, finding store, grindery warehouse, grocery, supermarket, candy store, sweet shop, confectionery, bakery, greengrocer, delicatessen, bakeshop, butcher shop, fish store, farmers' market, mom and pop store, dairy, health food store, tobacco shop, tobacco store, tobacconists, cigar store, hardware store, jewelry shop, bookstore, liquor store, gun shop, rod and reel shop, furniture store, drugstore, chemist's, florist, flower shop, shoe store, stationer, stationer's, electronics shop, telephone store, music store, record shop, fur store, sporting goods store, video store, video rental store, lumber store, lumber yard, home improvements store, home improvement center, gas station, auto repair shop, auto dealer, used car dealer, mall, suburban mall, commons, pedestrian mall, shopping street, surplus store, army-navy surplus store, auction, flea market, yard sale, garage sale, pawn shop, antiques store, second-hand store, second time around shop, thrift shop, warehouse, wareroom, depot, interposit, entrepot, market-overt, real-estate broker, vending machine.
auction block, auction bridge, auction house, auction off, auction pitch, auction sale, dutch auction