noun.
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
verb.
To sell at an auction.
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verb.
sell at an auction
noun.
the public sale of something to the highest bidder
noun.
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
Word Usage
"At the prices asked, designer chick needs to hire a decent model, eliminate the term auction from the listings, & get a clue: at nearly a thousand bucks for a no exchange/no return item, she clearly is whimbsicly deluded."