Noun: auction ok-shun
- The public sale of something to the highest bidder
"The rare painting fetched a high price at the auction sale";
- auction sale, vendue [US]
- A variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
"Auction bridge was a stepping stone between bridge whist and contract bridge";
- auction bridge
- Sell at an auction
"They auctioned off the estate's antiques";
- auction off, auctioneer
Derived forms: auctions, auctioned, auctioning
Type of: bridge, flog [Brit, informal], sale, sell
Encyclopedia: Auction