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auction

/ auction /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

the public sale of something to the highest bidder

Type of:

sale

Derived:

auction off auctioneer

noun Sense 2

a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge

Type of:

bridge

verb Sense 3

sell at an auction

Type of:

sell

Derived:

auctioneer auction sale vendue

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Domain:

commerce commercialism mercantilism

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