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silent auction

silent auction noun: an auction where people write secret bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.

Noun

silent auction (plural silent auctions)

  1. An auction where people write secret bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.
    • A well-run silent auction for a normal event should raise anything between $500 and $3000 and sometimes, considerably more.2003, Kevin B. Kent, Fundraising for the small community, page 43
  2. An auction held over a long period of time where people write public bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.

Forms of silent auction

pluralsilent auctions

Questions about silent auction

What does silent auction mean?
Silent auction means an auction where people write secret bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.
What part of speech is silent auction?
Silent auction is a noun.
What is the plural of silent auction?
The plural of silent auction is silent auctions.

Words near silent auction in the dictionary

  1. silent alarm
  2. silent alarms
  3. silent as a grave
  4. silent as the grave
  5. silent as the tomb
  6. silent auction
  7. silent auctions
  8. silent barter
  9. Silent Bob
  10. silent but deadly
  11. silent butler

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