Sentence examples for auctions from inspiring English sources

The word "auctions" is correct and commonly used in written English
It refers to the process of selling goods or property to the highest bidder. Example: The antique vase sold for a record-breaking price at yesterday's auctions.

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auctions

noun

Plural of auction

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North said: "The beauty of the show is that there are five auctions and four beats per auction – the container getting opened up, the auction, the winner looking inside the unit and whether they have made money or lost money.

Michael Hewson of CMC Markets predicted that the Dutch authorities may have to agree higher borrowing costs than at previous auctions of this type of debt (am looking for old data on this now....) While the two issues look likely to get away, the yield on the issuance could well be higher, given the sharp rise in yields seen yesterday.

Els Encants or Mercat de Bellcaire C/Dos de Maig corner of C/Consellde Cent Tel: +34 93 246 30 30 Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 9am-8pm, auctions 9am-5pm The city's most authentic flea market.

Trade is conducted so openly now that "slave" auctions have reportedly taken place at coffee shops at Heathrow and Gatwick where brothel keepers are bidding for women.

"The recent Tehran auctions have been showing consistently strong prices.

Ukraine has Europe's second-highest HIV rate, with 230,000 Ukrainians infected with the virus, yet in 2012 and 2013 more than a fifth of the budget for anti-retrovirals was embezzled through rigged auctions.

That's four beats per auction and five auctions – that's 20 moments.

He also said auctions should be the default method of allocating coal resources, and that lobbying laws needed to be overhauled.

Balaghi added that the sanctions will mean art auctions in Tehran will be largely limited to domestic collectors.

The biggest loser could be the state-owned oil company Rosneft, which bought Yukos assets in auctions when the latter's stock was almost worthless.

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