auction house

noun

: a business that runs auctions

She works as an auctioneer at an auction house.

Examples of auction house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The developer has since turned it into a landmark Grade A office tower, named the Henderson, which opened last year, with tenants including auction house Christie’s and private equity giant Carlyle. —Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

Sotheby’s and Pace Gallery are currently negotiating over a deal that would see the auction house make a significant investment in the mega-gallery. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025

The auction house announced the winning bid — the highest of the entire auction! —Bailey Richards, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025

The announcement capped an intense bidding war between the auction house and its rival, Sotheby’s, which took the unusual step of bringing in Pace Gallery as a third-party partner in an attempt to woo Riggio, according to two senior advisers close to the negotiations. —Zachary Small, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for auction house

• boardinghouse
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