a usually public sale of goods or property , where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money ) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most
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1. They've put the contents of their house up for auction. 他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。 2. They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction. 他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。