Usually means: Sale where highest bidder wins.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!) Easter eggs (New!)
We found 47 dictionaries that define the word auction:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. auction: Merriam-Webster
  2. auction, auction: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. auction: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. auction: Collins English Dictionary
  5. auction: Vocabulary.com
  6. Auction, auction: Wordnik
  7. auction: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. auction: Wiktionary
  9. auction: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. auction: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. auction: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. auction: Dictionary.com
  13. auction (n.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. auction: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Auction: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Auction: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. auction: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. auction: Rhymezone
  19. auction: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. auction: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. auction: FreeDictionary.org
  22. auction: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. auction: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. auction: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  25. auction: Merriam-Webster

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Beginners' Bridge Glossay (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)

Business (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. auction: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  3. auction: Webster's New World Law Dictionary
  4. INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)
  5. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  7. Auction: Investopedia
  8. auction: Legal dictionary
  9. auction: Financial dictionary
  10. Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary (No longer online)
  11. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. auction: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. auction: Idioms

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Auction: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
  2. Game Theory Dictionary (No longer online)

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Auction: Fifthchair Bridge

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. auction: Coin Collecting

(Note: See auctioned as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
noun:  (bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
verb:  To sell at an auction.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    red,     gold,     black,     silver,     white, more...



Word origin

Words similar to auction

Usage examples for auction

Idioms related to auction

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing auction

Words that often appear near auction

Rhymes of auction

Invented words related to auction

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    red,     gold,     black,     silver,     white, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux