Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 15 compound words that contain auction. The most common are listed below. Open auction in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- auction houseA company that runs auctions.
- Online Auction
- silent auctionAn auction where people write secret bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.
- Dutch auctionAn auction where many of the same items are sold.
- Car auction
- dollar auctionA non-zero-sum sequential game designed to illustrate a paradox brought about by traditional rational-choice theory in which players are compelled to make an ultimately irrational decision based entirely on a sequence of apparently …
- auction bridgeA precursor to the game of contract bridge.
- auction blockA platform from which an auctioneer sells.
- auction theoryAn applied branch of economics, studying how bidders act in auction markets and how the features of such markets incentivize predictable outcomes.
- e-auctionAn auction that takes place between remote bidders by means of a computer network.
- slave auctionA lighthearted fundraising event where people volunteer to be bid upon in an auction, and act as servants to the winning bidders for a short period afterwards.
- auction housesplural of auction house: A company that runs auctions.
- auction offTo sell something at auction.
- auction pitchA card game in which the players bid for the privilege of determining or "pitching" the trump suit.
- candle auctionA variation of the English auction where the end of the auction is signaled by the expiration of a candleflame.
- auction callThe option to call a securitized bond usually after a set time period or after the deal's assets have amortized substantially.
- post-auctionAlternative form of postauction: After an auction.
- pre-auctionAlternative form of preauction: Before an auction.
- re-auctionAlternative form of reauction: To auction again.
- penny auctionA kind of auction that charges bidders a small fee (such as one penny) for each bid placed.
- auction callsplural of auction call: The option to call a securitized bond usually after a set time period or after the deal's assets have amortized substantially.
- Vickrey auctionA type of sealed-bid auction, where bidders submit written bids without knowing the bids of others, in which the highest bidder wins but the price paid is the second-highest bid.
- auction blocksplural of auction block: A platform from which an auctioneer sells.
- auction-goerA person attending an auction
- volatility auctionAn automated safeguard that interrupts continuous trading when a stock's price swings too violently.
Compound words 15
- auctionableAble to be or worthy of being auctioned, especially for a substantial amount of money; aesthetically pleasing or desirable.
- auctiongoerOne who attends an auction.
- midauctionA point in time during an auction.
- preauctionBefore an auction.
- reauctionTo auction again.
- auctionerSynonym of auctioneer: An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
- auctionlikeResembling or characteristic of an auction.
- cyberauctionAn auction that takes place between remote bidders by means of a computer network.
- nonauctionNot of or pertaining to an auction.
- postauctionAfter an auction.