auction

== English == === Etymology === From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ôk'shən (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːkʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔkʃən/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑkʃən/ Rhymes: -ɔːkʃən enPR: ŏk'shən (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɔkʃən/ Rhymes: -ɒkʃən === Noun === auction (plural auctions) A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. (bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract. ==== Synonyms ==== roup sale ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === auction (third-person singular simple present auctions, present participle auctioning, simple past and past participle auctioned) To sell at an auction. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === bid bidder === Anagrams === caution, tauonic