auction

auction
1. noun
1) Auktion, die; Versteigerung, die

be put up for auction — zur Versteigerung kommen; versteigert werden

Dutch auction — Abschlag, der

2) (Cards) Bieten, das
2. transitive verb
versteigern
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['o:kʃən] 1. noun
(a public sale in which each thing is sold to the person who offers the highest price: They held an auction; He sold the house by auction.) die Auktion
2. verb
(to sell something in this way: He auctioned all his furniture before emigrating.) versteigern
- academic.ru/4341/auctioneer">auctioneer
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auc·tion
[ˈɔ:kʃən, AM esp ˈɑ:k-]
I. n Auktion f, Versteigerung f, SCHWEIZ a. Gant f
\auction of furniture Möbelauktion f
\auction of jewellery Schmuckauktion f
sale by \auction Versteigerung f
to hold an \auction eine Auktion veranstalten
to put sth up for \auction etw zur Versteigerung anbieten
to sell sth by [or at] \auction etw versteigern
to be sold at [or BRIT by] \auction versteigert werden
II. vt
to \auction sth [off] etw versteigern [o SCHWEIZ veraltend verganten]
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['OːkSən]
1. n
Auktion f, Versteigerung f

to sell sth by auction — etw versteigern

to put sth up for auction — etw zum Versteigern or zur Versteigerung anbieten

2. vt
versteigern
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auction [ˈɔːkʃn]
A s Auktion f, Versteigerung f:
at an auction auf einer Auktion;
buy at (oder by) auction ersteigern;
sell at (oder by) auction versteigern;
put up for (US at) auction zur Versteigerung anbieten;
sale at (oder by) auction, auction sale Auktion, Versteigerung;
auction bridge Auktionsbridge n;
auction house Auktionshaus n;
auction mart (oder room) Auktionslokal n; Dutch auction
B v/t meist auction off auktionieren, versteigern
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1. noun
1) Auktion, die; Versteigerung, die

be put up for auction — zur Versteigerung kommen; versteigert werden

Dutch auction — Abschlag, der

2) (Cards) Bieten, das
2. transitive verb
versteigern
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n.
Auktion ¨ -en f.
Versteigerung f.

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