auction ●●●●○
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auc‧tion /ˈɔːkʃən $ ˈɒːk-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
auction (also auction off) verb [transitive]
مزایده
حراج کردن، به مزایده گذاشتن، حقوقی: حراج، مزایده، بازرگانی: حراج، مزایده
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English DictionaryI. auc‧tion1 /ˈɔːkʃ
ən $ ˈɒːk-/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: auctio 'increase', from augere ( ⇒ augment); because the money offered increases]
a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the most money for them
at auction
The house was sold at auction.put something up for auction (=try to sell something at an auction) This week 14 of his paintings were put up for auction.auction house (=a company that arranges auctions) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. auction2 (
also auction off)
verb [transitive] to sell something at an auction
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsauction noun ADJ. public | charity | art, cattle, furniture, etc. VERB + AUCTION hold The estate is holding an auction to raise money.
conduct My father will be conducting the auction tomorrow.
attend, go to He regularly attended auctions.
put sth up for The horse will be put up for public auction.
be/come/go up for The paintings will come up for auction next month.
pick sth up at a bargain that she had picked up at auction AUCTION + VERB take place AUCTION + NOUN house, room | price | market, mart, sale PREP. at ~ I try to buy furniture at auctions because it is cheaper that way. The house was sold at auction for half a million pounds.
by ~ a jumble sale by auction [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲