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pre-auction

pre-auction is the alternative form of preauction.

Meaning of preauction

Adjective

preauction (not comparable)

  1. Before an auction.
    • Christie’s held a preauction showing for rich Russian art collectors at Pashkov House last fall, and Boucheron, the French jewelry house, held an exhibition and soirée there in March.2008 May 8, Sophia Kishkovsky, “A Treasure Is Restored, With Culture Its Bounty”, in New York Times
    Antonyms:
    postauction

Questions about pre-auction

What is pre-auction the alternative form of?
Pre-auction is the alternative form of preauction.

Words near pre-auction in the dictionary

  1. pre-arranges
  2. pre-arranging
  3. pre-aspiration
  4. pre-aspirations
  5. pre-assembled
  6. pre-auction
  7. pre-baking
  8. pre-bangian
  9. pre-block
  10. pre-blocked
  11. pre-blocking

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