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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
Abercrombie’s previous auction record was one million, set for Message for Mercy (1950) at Sotheby’s in New York last November. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026 The total for the collection has already reached $980,415, with 43 lots sold and 41 lots remaining from today’s auction. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
Now, the dress is coming to auction at Sotheby’s London on December 9 for an estimate of $150,000 to $300,000. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The Ferrari heads to auction as the latest supercar with its value potentially boosted by a former famous owner. — Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 26 Aug. 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
  • The organization, created in 1961 by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, receives no government funding, and raises money through private donations and sales of retail merchandise.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Women’s, which accounts for around 35 percent of sales, is seen as a growth area.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of sale
Verb
  • The Pacific Palisades store is sectioned out more into zones than the previous one; the company sat down with the buyers and visual merchandizing teams to be more strategic in allotment, whether carving out space for denim or The Row.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The merchandising giant Fanatics launched a 21+ prediction platform last year.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of merchandise
Noun
  • If Kagan let the appeal proceed, the Supreme Court would have had to block the $111 billion transaction while considering the petition.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Further information on the international leadership team is not yet available, as the transaction is set to close on Tuesday and operational fallout will continue well into the months ahead.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of transaction
Verb
  • During the journey, Choi exchanged text messages with her mother-in-law.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The gunman vanished into a home while exchanging shots with deputies, and he was later found in one of the bedrooms, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • Critics say the drive to buy local goods can inflate costs where domestic suppliers lack capacity, opening the door to middlemen who resell imports.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Brokers gobble up tee times at public golf courses and resell them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of resell
Verb
  • Layer a blazer over a bike short, swap sneakers for loafers, and the shift from Pilates to a corner table happens without a second thought.
    — Zoë Mackay, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Since optical switches aren’t subject to the same amount of degradation as traditional mechanical switches, the representative argued, users won’t need to swap them over time.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of swap
Verb
  • Point Beach faces rising energy costs This announcement follows a recent long-term 20-year agreement in which We Energies agreed to purchase electricity from Point Beach, Wisconsin’s only active nuclear power plant, to lower customers’ fuel costs.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The shop also needs subscriptions to software and data services to perform repairs on the car, which can be purchased for varying degrees of time, ranging from a few hours to a year.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchase
Verb
  • Salary caps in the NFL, NBA and NHL, along with the luxury-tax system in MLB, are lawful because they’ve been collectively bargained.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • To speed things up, Democrats want amendment votes, most notably one that would allow college athletes to collectively bargain.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bargain

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“Auction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auction. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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