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noun

plural of auction
as in sales
a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most She bought the desk at an auction. He made several bids at the auction.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of auction
as in exchanges

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Recent Examples of auctions
Noun
Yet auctions, Surprise Sets and live card breaks continue to put real dollars on uncertain outcomes. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Through a randomized process, the Mackinac Bridge Authority proivides tower tour certificates to 25 nonprofit organizations, and each organization recipient then raffles or auctions off the certificates, according to the MBA's website. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026 These livestream auctions send the highest bidder a randomized item from a pool that can contain up to 500 products. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 In fact, the finance ministry halted bond auctions indefinitely last month amid higher borrowing costs and weak investor demand. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026 The same statement says the balance of financing will come through regular weekly bill auctions, cash management bills, and the monthly coupon auctions whose sizes are already fixed. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The city will not allow the vacation rental properties to be used for any special events such as weddings, auctions, or commercial functions. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Interspersed throughout the myriad activations of Monterey Car Week is the most important facet for the collector community, and that’s the array of auctions that serve as either an optimistic barometer reading or an ailing canary in the coal mine. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026 For those on team dog, or who simply don’t count themselves among feline fans, the other two auctions, held live in Massachusetts and online in October, will include furniture, paintings, and decorative arts outside the cat theme. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctions
  1. sales
  2. exchanges
  3. transactions
  4. swaps
  5. negotiations
  6. bargains
  7. purchases
  8. deals
Noun
  • Based on the consensus projection for revenue of $396 billion for fiscal 2027, which ends in January, sales next year would hit $673 billion.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Nvidia doubled its revenue and profit year-over-year in its second quarter, and forecast sales in the current quarter that topped analyst estimates, as red-hot demand for its AI chips continues to bolster the company’s fortunes.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sales
Verb
  • Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth.
    — C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Definition of exchanges
Noun
  • Teams could still make adjustments on other days for injuries, trades and some other transactions.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Two men accused of armed robberies during Facebook Marketplace transactions were arrested in Fort Worth, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of transactions
Verb
  • The conference swaps out Texas State for Louisiana Tech this year.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The closest mainstream offering is Honda's Rebel 1100 DCT, which starts at around US$10,400 – and even that swaps the traditional V-twin for a parallel-twin engine.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of swaps
Noun
  • The man locked himself inside, leading to hours of negotiations from officers trying to persuade him to surrender, police said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Those negotiations failed, and the federal government had to step in with its own.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiations
Verb
  • The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of bargains
Verb
  • That’s also the cost to replace a camera destroyed by vandalism, according to Flock’s reinstall fee schedule, unless a client purchases a special camera protection plan.
    — Haley Parsley August 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Set in the fictional town of Golden, a man named Theo arrives and purchases pencil portraits of locals that are displayed in a coffee shop.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of purchases
Verb
  • The set further deals her first Top Latin Rhythm Albums entry in nearly seven years, since Mala Santa in 2019.
    — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the decision deals a severe blow to American alliance credibility.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of deals

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“Auctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctions. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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