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noun

Definition of auctionnext
as in sale
a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most She bought the desk at an auction. He made several bids at the auction.

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verb

as in to merchandise

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Recent Examples of auction
Noun
TikTok bans gambling outright but permits auctions, mystery products and trading-card breaks that hinge on outcomes buyers can’t see coming. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Through a randomized process, the Mackinac Bridge Authority proivides tower tour certificates to 25 nonprofit organizations, and each organization recipient then raffles or auctions off the certificates, according to the MBA's website. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
If the taxes go unpaid after three years, the county would auction off the property deed to the highest bidder and the original homeowner could petition to get the post-debt profits. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Trans-Atlantic dispute over the artifacts RMS Titanic wants to auction some of the first artifacts salvaged from the wreck. — CBS News, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for auction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auction
  1. sale
  2. merchandise
  3. transaction
  4. exchange
  5. resell
  6. swap
  7. purchase
  8. bargain
Noun
  • Where companies such as Zero and Stark have pushed hard to gain high output numbers in order to win sales, Bonnell hopes to win them by building e-bikes that appeal to riders and enthusiasts at a more visceral level.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The timing of the sale was a shock to much of the organization, though the decision to move on was less surprising.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sale
Verb
  • The merchandising giant Fanatics launched a 21+ prediction platform last year.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the team’s estimate for the film’s end budget, after merchandising costs and fees, is essentially the same as one first-season episode of a half-hour comedy on a streaming network.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of merchandise
Noun
  • Ito En held the leading share of Japan’s green tea beverage market in 2025 and accounts for about 25% of crude tea transaction volumes in the country, according to the company.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The sale, which won’t be finalized until the first quarter of 2027, is the richest transaction in Major League Baseball history.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of transaction
Verb
  • In my experience, guests at other Awasis aren't much for mingling, but there are some exceptions among Brazilians, who are more likely to exchange friendly greetings after sharing a boat experience.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • First, the Huskies mixed it up with some marching band members on the practice field outside of Huskie Stadium, jumping in on a routine and exchanging fight songs, with the players chanting, clapping and pumping their fists during their version.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • For the distribution activity to qualify, the customer generally needs to resell the goods or process or alter them for subsequent sale or resale.
    — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The report found that 57 percent of sellers resell their apparel for income.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of resell
Verb
  • Bonnell says the battery can be swapped in roughly 30 seconds.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • If your logo were swapped onto a competitor's website, would anyone notice?
    — Cynthia Ferngren, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of swap
Verb
  • The Judge card Towns purchased includes two Gold Logoman patches worn by the Yankees outfielder during each of the last two seasons to mark his consecutive MVP campaigns in 2024 and 2025.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Therefore, Entergy plans to purchase additional electricity from the market to serve the data center until more generation is available.
    — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of purchase
Verb
  • However, the two parties met to bargain the four-day mandate in late April — more than two months before the mandate started.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Teamsters have been enthusiastically endorsing the bill specifically because, while 40-something employers would be difficult to collectively bargain against, DSP workers would be much easier to organize once within Amazon.
    — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
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