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IELTS word

auction

/ˈɔːkʃn/noun

English definition

a sale where the highest offer wins

Common phrases / collocations

  1. public auction
  2. sell at auction
  3. auction house

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The chair was sold at auction.

  2. 2.

    She bought the painting at auction.

  3. 3.

    The auction attracted several buyers.

Visual learning

See the meaning

An auctioneer sells an old wooden chair as several adult buyers raise numbered bidding paddles in a small auction room.
a sale where the highest offer wins
1buyers make offers
2highest offer wins
buyers make offers→highest offer wins