auction : Idioms & Phrases
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auction block
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noun a platform from which an auctioneer sells
block.
- they put their paintings on the block
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auction bridge
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noun a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
auction.
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auction house
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noun a firm that conducts auctions
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auction off
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verb sell at an auction
auction; auctioneer.
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auction pitch
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noun an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
pitch.
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auction sale
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noun the public sale of something to the highest bidder
auction; vendue.
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Dutch auction
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noun a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found
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- the public offer of property at a price beyond its value, then gradually lowering the price, till some one accepts it as purchaser.