AUCTION SALE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The public sale of something to the highest bidder

Synonyms:

auction; auction sale; vendue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("auction sale" is a kind of...):

sale (the general activity of selling)

Domain member category:

upset price ((auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids)

bid; offer; tender (propose a payment)

by-bid (bid on behalf of someone else)

overbid (bid more than the object is worth)

underbid (bid too low)

outbid (bid higher than others)

underbid (bid lower than a competing bidder)