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to auctioneer

to auctioneer

1 6.7
To sell something to the person who offers the most money at a public sale
  • verb
  • /ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪr/
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  • This Gallardo super Trofeo Stradale is currently for sale and it's being auctioned live on cars and bids.

And he came through town with his show and he left his boxing trunks to be auctioned for charity for the theater.

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Examples

  • So they have public lands and they're auctioning and there's sort of a bunch of firms who are going to go and sort of cut down timber and and mill it and sell it.

  • This Oldsmobile Bravada is currently for sale and it's being auctioned live on cars and bids with no reserve.

  • When I first started auctioneering, someone told me... if I was nervous, I should just picture the audience in their underwear.

  • But Fast forward to now and Christie's is auctioning people's, you know, piece of piece of art.

  • And he came through town with his show and he left his boxing trunks to be auctioned for charity for the theater.

  • The charity organization will auction off a unique painting to raise funds for homeless families.

  • This rare coin will be auctioned at the international event next month, attracting collectors from all over the world.

  • At the gala, several signed sports memorabilia items were auctioned to the highest bidders, raising thousands for the cause.

Synonyms

to sell
vsto auctioneer
1.0

To give something to someone for money

involves a professional who runs public bidding rather than ordinary trade
to auction
vsto auctioneer
53 3.6

To sell something at a public sale where people bid and the highest bidder buys it

involves a professional who runs the public sale
to auction off
vsto auctioneer
24 3.5

To sell something to the person who offers the most money at a public sale

involves a professional who runs the sale rather than focusing on disposal

Surface Forms

auctioneer infinitive
auctioned past
auctioned past participle
auctioneering present participle
auctioneers third person singular

Etymology

Auctioneer as a verb comes from the same parts: auction 'increase' plus -eer 'person who does a job'. So, to auctioneer something is to sell it at a public sale where bidders push the price up.