auction
US /ˈɑkʃən/
Definition
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The old painting was sold at an auction for a very high price.
Word Family
NounNoun
auction gốc
auctioneer
VerbVerb
auction gốc
auctioneer
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- public salehaving a meaning similar to auction
- bidding contesthaving a meaning similar to auction
Collocations
- Easy art auctiondescribing art auction (the products of human creativity; works of art collectively)
- Medium win the government auctionto win the government auction, meaning to be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
- Hard spectrum auction bidding processdescribing spectrum auction bidding process (an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave)
- Very Hard assets liquidated at distressed auctiondescribing assets liquidated at distressed auction (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)
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