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on the block

on the block prepositional phrase: available or for sale at an auction.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Canada, US) Available or for sale at an auction.
    • go on the block
    • put on the block
    Antonyms:
    knocked down

Synonyms of on the block

Antonyms

Questions about on the block

What does on the block mean?
On the block means available or for sale at an auction.
What part of speech is on the block?
On the block is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the block in the dictionary

  1. on the bench
  2. on the bias
  3. on the blanket
  4. on the blink
  5. on the blob
  6. on the block
  7. on the boil
  8. on the boob
  9. on the book
  10. on the books
  11. on the bounce

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