auction

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
2. The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.

Verb

To sell at an auction.

Concepts

vente aux enchères

vendre aux enchères

enchère

licitation

criée

vente aux encheres

enchères

vente

adjudication

enchere

adjuger

liciter

séquence

commissaire-priseur

appel d'offre

vente publique

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɔːkʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from Latin augere (“to increase”).

Phrases

This was a record price for a Kooning piece sold at auction .

C'était un prix record pour une pièce de kooning vendue aux enchères.