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auction
Definition:
(nou) a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge (nou) the public sale of something to the highest bidder
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈɔːkʃən
Examples:
He was the auctioneer at the charity slave auction.
The sheriff oversees the auction.
At the auction house I attend, the auctioneer doesn't make use of the chant.
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