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Etymology
Latin augere �to increase�.

Pronunciation
italbrac-colon|British|American ôk'sh�n, /���k��n/, /<tt>"O:kS@n</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-��k��n|Rhymes: -��k��n
italbrac-colon|Australian �k'sh�n, /��k��n/, /<tt>"QkS?@n</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-�k��n|Rhymes: -�k��n

Noun
en-noun

1. A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

Synonyms
roup sale

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|�زاد m
Dutch: veiling f
Finnish: huutokauppa
French: vente aux encheres f
German: Versteigerung f
Hebrew: ���ר� פ����ת (mekhira pumbyt) f
mid
Italian: asta f, incanto m
Japanese: ��売� (seriuri)
Kurdish: mezad f
Spanish: subasta f, remate
Swedish: auktion c
Telugu: వ�ల� (vaelaM)

Verb
en-verb

1. To sell at an auction.

Translations

Dutch: veilen
Finnish: myydä huutokauppa|huutokaupassa, huutokaupata
Italian: vendere (all'asta)
mid
Spanish: subastar
Telugu: వ�ల� వ�య� (vaelaM vaeyu)

Derived terms
auctioneer
auction off
Dutch auction
Online auction

See also
bid
bidder

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