[ˈɒkʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder
(e.g: the books are expected to fetch a six-figure sum at tomorrow's auction)

- the part of the play in which players bid to decide the contract in which the hand shall be played


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin auctio(n-) ‘increase, auction’, from the verb augere ‘to increase’

[ˈɒkʃn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- sell or offer for sale at an auction
(e.g: the painting was auctioned at Christie's)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin auctio(n-) ‘increase, auction’, from the verb augere ‘to increase’