auction
English · Français · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
auction
- /ˈɔːkʃən/ UK
- /ˈɔkʃən/ US
- /ˈɑkʃən/ cot caught merger
- /ˈɔkʃən/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɔːkʃən, -ɒkʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).
noun auctions
-
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
Auctions come in a wide variety. In a “Dutch auction”, often used to sell flowers and fruit, prices start high and gradually drop until a bidder is willing to pay up. A “Japanese auction” is a bit like poker: bids rise with each round and anyone who wants to win must bid every time. Vendors using au
Similar: roup sale
- The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
verb auctions · auctioning · auctioned
- To sell at an auction.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: auctioneer, auction off, vendue, auction bridge, auction sale, bidder, selling, sale, sell, procurement, awarding, award, bidding, allotment, adjudication, invitation
Translations
Every language
noun public sales event
| Español | subasta, remate, almoneda, aucción, licitación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경매 gyeongmae, 옥션 oksyeon |
| 日本語 | 競売, 競り売り seriuri, 競売り seriuri, 競 seri, オークション ōkushon |
| 中文 | 拍賣 /拍卖 pāimài, 競賣 /竞卖 jìngmài, 競拍 /竞拍 jìngpāi |
| हिन्दी | नीलामी nīlāmī, नीलाम nīlām |
| Kiswahili | mnada |
| Português | leilão |
| Français | enchères, vente aux enchères |
| Deutsch | Versteigerung, Auktion |
| Italiano | asta |
| Ελληνικά | δημοπρασία dimoprasía, πλειστηριασμός pleistiriasmós |
| Română | licitație |
| Русский | аукцио́н aukción |
| Tiếng Việt | bán đấu giá, đấu giá |
| العربية | مَزَاد mazād, مُزَايَدَة muzāyada |
| עברית | מכירה פומבית \ מְכִירָה פֻּמְבִּית m'khirá pumbít |
verb to sell at an auction
| Español | subastar, rematar, licitar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경매하다 gyeongmaehada |
| 日本語 | 競売する kyōbai suru, 競りにかける seri ni kakeru |
| 中文 | 拍賣 /拍卖 pāimài |
| Português | leiloar |
| Français | vente aux enchères |
| Deutsch | versteigern |
| Italiano | vendere all'asta, mettere all'asta |
| Ελληνικά | πλειστηριάζω pleistiriázo |
| Русский | продава́ть с аукцио́на prodavátʹ s aukcióna, продава́ть с молотка́ prodavátʹ s molotká |
| Tiếng Việt | bán đấu giá |
Talk about this word "auction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/auction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. auction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/auction "auction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/auction.Cite this
@misc{auction_2026,
title = {auction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/auction},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
