auction

auction is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.
2. noun. The things sold by auction or put up to auction.
3. transitive verb. To sell by auction.
4. noun. the public sale of something to the highest bidder

   Synonyms: vendue

5. noun. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
6. verb. sell at an auction

   Synonyms: auctioneer

Synonyms

vendue, auctioneer

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in auction:

caution

Common word forms

auctions, auctioned, auctioning

Words from these letters

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