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silent auctions

silent auctions is the plural of silent auction.

Meaning of silent auction

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.

Questions about silent auctions

What is silent auctions the plural of?
Silent auctions is the plural of silent auction.

Words near silent auctions in the dictionary

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

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