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auctionese

auctionese noun: the jargon associated with auctions.

Noun

auctionese (uncountable)

  1. The jargon associated with auctions.

Origin of auctionese

From auction + -ese.

Questions about auctionese

What does auctionese mean?
Auctionese means the jargon associated with auctions.
What part of speech is auctionese?
Auctionese is a noun.

Words near auctionese in the dictionary

  1. auctioneeresses
  2. auctioneering
  3. auctioneers
  4. auctioner
  5. auctioners
  6. auctionese
  7. auctiongoer
  8. auctiongoers
  9. auctioning
  10. auctioning off
  11. auctionlike

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