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auction

/ˈɑkʃən/ /ˈɔːkʃən/
  1. 1 açık artırmayla satmak, müzayedede satmak

Definition (English)

To sell something at a public sale where people offer money and the highest offer wins.

Example Sentences

  1. The house will be auctioned next month.
    Ev gelecek ay açık artırmayla satılacak.
  2. The museum auctioned three old paintings to pay for repairs.
    Müze onarım masraflarını karşılamak için üç eski tabloyu müzayedede sattı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base auction
/ˈɑkʃən/
Past auctioned
/ˈɑkʃənd/
Participle auctioned
/ˈɑkʃənd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edauction → auctioned

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /n/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. auctioned /ˈɑkʃənd/

Synonyms

sellauction offput up for sale

Collocations

auction something offbe auctioned for charityauction something onlinebe auctioned for a million

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