auction
nounEtymology
From Latin auctiō (“an increase, auction”), from augere (“to increase”).
- borrowed from auctiō
Definitions
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.
To sell at an auction.
The neighborhood
Derived
auctionable, auction block, auction bridge, auction call, auctioneeress, auctioner, auction-goer, auctiongoer, auction house, auctionlike, auction pitch, auction theory, candle auction, cyberauction, dollar auction, Dutch auction, e-auction, jam auction, knockout auction, midauction, nonauction, penny auction, postauction, preauction, re-auction, reauction, silent auction, slave auction, Vickrey auction, auctioneer
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at auction. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at auction. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at auction
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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