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auction off

auction off verb: to sell something at auction.

Verb

auction off (third-person singular simple present auctions off, present participle auctioning off, simple past and past participle auctioned off)

  1. To sell something at auction.
    • I took your advice and auctioned off that old painting. You'll never believe I got over 2,000 pounds for it!
    • I took your advice and auctioned it off.

Forms of auction off

third-person singular presentauctions off
present participleauctioning off
past participleauctioned off
pastauctioned off

Questions about auction off

What does auction off mean?
Auction off means to sell something at auction.
What part of speech is auction off?
Auction off is a verb.
What is the past tense of auction off?
The past tense of auction off is auctioned off.

Words near auction off in the dictionary

  1. auction bridge
  2. auction call
  3. auction calls
  4. auction house
  5. auction houses
  6. auction off
  7. auction pitch
  8. auction theory
  9. auction-goer
  10. auction-goers
  11. auctionability

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