| 单词 | auction |
| 释义 | auction (ɔːkʃən ) Word forms: auctions , auctioning , auctioned 1. variable noun [oft for/at N, NOUN noun] An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price. He bought the picture at auction in London some years ago. Synonyms: sale, deal [informal], selling, transaction 2. verb If something is auctioned, it is sold in an auction. The airline plans to auction its international routes to former competitors. [VERB noun to noun] We'll auction them for charity. [VERB noun] Synonyms: sell, trade, exchange Phrasal verbs: auction off phrasal verb If you auction off something, you sell it to the person who offers the most money for it, often at an auction. Her dresses will be auctioned off for charity. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] We later auctioned it off to raise money for Jamie's foundation. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Collocations: auction bids Its premise was simple: the seller posted an item for sale and accepted auction bids over a fortnight. Times, Sunday Times He also wanted to give small businesses several years to pay off their auction bids. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It then won a controversial land deal, acquiring valuable waterfront real estate from the government without any public auction bids. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The website makes it possible for users to sell and buy products and services in two ways on a fixed-price basis and by participating in auction bids. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Flick through a property auction catalogue and you are likely to spot a few deals that will prompt a doubletake. Times, Sunday Times Buyers do not have to wait until auction day to secure a property in an auction catalogue. Times, Sunday Times A few hours later, 50m worth of property had gone under the hammer — 86% of the auction catalogue, and the largest percentage for two years. Times, Sunday Times I once saw, in an auction catalogue, a stuffed aardvark, on its hind legs, on a plinth. Times, Sunday Times The particulars can be very complex, and will generally include the property details in the auction catalogue and detailed conditions of sale. Times, Sunday Times And of course the artist doesn't participate in the auction price. Times, Sunday Times The auction price made headlines worldwide - but the buyer was not named and has not collected the vase. The Sun Fortunate, then, for its new owner that the auction price included 'an extensive offering of spares'. Times, Sunday Times A collector paid 500,000 for the 27in by 13in board but fees and tax took the auction price to 601,250 - the highest yet for a games board. The Sun The average auction price for a used car in that month was 5,406, up by 235 on the same month in 2008. The Sun Nevertheless, the results came in considerably below expectations as the company reported a 35 per cent decrease in net auction sales. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Several of the auction sales had still not gone through because of ' delays in the licensing paperwork', he added. Times, Sunday Times (2018) For the first time, contemporary art led the field with auction sales of 68 billion. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Total auction sales in the third quarter were at their highest number since records began in 1991. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Over the three months, net auction sales increased 24 per cent to $2.7 billion for the half-year. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The owner bought it at a bankruptcy auction for $44,000. Times, Sunday Times It was acquired by a group of its noteholders in a bankruptcy auction in 2012. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The property was sold in 1997 at a bankruptcy auction and still exists awaiting a buyer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The railroad was sold at a bankruptcy auction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bond rates rose to euroera record levels of 7.8 per cent yesterday and the country must carry out a large bond auction next month. Times, Sunday Times But a successful bond auction lifted banks, insurers and fund mangers. Times, Sunday Times A bond auction this month will help to show whether investors think he can do so. Times, Sunday Times Gilts recovered from earlier heavy losses to trade slightly lower after a fairly well-received bond auction boosted sentiment. Times, Sunday Times Below-forecast retail sales and a relief rally in the wake of a 2.5 billion 50-year bond auction enabled gilts to post gains across the board. Times, Sunday Times Was it not wrong that the national team were put out to tender to the highest bidder, like a piece of meat at a cattle auction? Times, Sunday Times It previously had an annual cattle auction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since then the association has committed over $64 million through scholarships, grants, endowments, cattle auctions and other means. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now it has been pulled from a charity auction. The Sun (2016) The charity auction lot could prove money well spent. The Sun (2010) My wife and I recently won a full winery and vineyard tour at a charity auction. Christianity Today (2000) Had the government held a competitive auction last year, it would have forced energy companies to drive down costs and accept lower subsidies. Times, Sunday Times The company has a market value of 1bn but investors believe it could fetch 1.5bn in a competitive auction. Times, Sunday Times With big fits, you should be bold, especially in a competitive auction. Times, Sunday Times Generally in a competitive auction, the side who makes the fewest bids wins. Times, Sunday Times Next week the government will announce the results of its first competitive auction, which will shed light on whether, and by how much, the government overpaid for the first projects. Times, Sunday Times Little, too, as he hilariously conducts the auction and persuades the punters to part with ridiculous sums. Times, Sunday Times The tax commissioners conducted the auction regardless, selling ten thousand acres of land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It conducted an auction on an unfavourable day of the week with little time for proper advertisement (to make sure that the property could not be sold at the auction). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The property, which the company had bought for $282 million three years earlier, was sold at a foreclosure auction for only $2 million. Times, Sunday Times A consumer can face removal from the property and the loss of their entire equity following a foreclosure auction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The property, which was in foreclosure at the time of the fire, had failed to sell at a foreclosure auction the day before. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A foreclosing beneficiary will typically set the opening bid at a foreclosure auction for at least the outstanding loan amount. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A house that has gone through a foreclosure auction and failed to attract any acceptable bids may remain the property of the owner of the mortgage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A live auction will be held that evening. Times, Sunday Times Add to that the excitement and drama of a live auction - much more entertaining than trawling forecourts - and there's no reason not to give it a try. Times, Sunday Times The lot that most differed from its estimate during the live auction was a red prime ministerial dispatch box, which sold for 242,500 against predictions of no more than 5,000. Times, Sunday Times A live auction will begin at 12:30 p.m. Houston Chronicle Tickets for dinner, live auction and art show only are $65. Houston Chronicle He operated a livestock auction barn in 1941; otherwise, he engaged in farming and ran a mercantile business. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In livestock auction markets, cattle are sold in dollars per hundredweight (short), whereas hogs are sold in dollars per hundred kilograms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Agriculture doesn't play as prominent of a role as it did in the 20th century, with the only remaining viable agricultural market being the livestock auction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Businesses include two grain elevators, a livestock auction, veterinary clinic, and numerous other businesses providing goods and services related to the farms and ranches surrounding the community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The next few weeks are the busiest for the 1.1 billion-a-year livestock auctions as sheep and cattle are bought and sold and move to lowlands. Times, Sunday Times But the metal has not been tested so those bidding in the online auction do not know what they could be buying. The Sun In the debut online auction two weeks ago, 57 properties were sold out of 106 listings. Times, Sunday Times He accessed historical photos—in archives, museum collections, and through online auction sites—and re-photographed them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Why should a vendor be allowed to hide his address in an online auction? Times, Sunday Times Three years ago, the brand held an online auction and a party. Times, Sunday Times Increasingly though, many art sales are taking place not at public auction, but through private transactions well away from the glare of publicity. Times, Sunday Times Anything unsold now goes to a public auction. Times, Sunday Times It said that it acted only as a broker, 'facilitating meetings between buyers and sellers', and not as a public auction house. Times, Sunday Times Provenance: those items that bear substantially similar structural appearance to when they were purchased at public auction. Times, Sunday Times I watched them try to outbid each other in a public auction of affection and held my tongue. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 拍卖, 被拍卖 Japanese: 競売, 競売にかける |
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