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auction

  • \ok.sjɔ̃\

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Du latin auctio.

noun auctions

  1. obsolete Vente aux enchères, adjudication. On vendit les terres aux enchères sur la mise à prix de 5 shellings l’acre, soit environ 16 francs l’hectare le prix moyen, par suite des auctions, montait à 7 ou 8 shellings l’acre, soit à 18 ou 20 francs l’hectare.

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"auction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/auction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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auction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/auction

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"auction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/auction.

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@misc{auction_2026,
  title = {auction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/auction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}