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 auction house expects the hybrid hypercar to sell for between $2.6 million and $3 million. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024 Bonhams auction house will display the Feinstein collection for four days in San Francisco and four days in Los Angeles before the Oct. 8 sale at its Sunset Boulevard location. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 The auction house hopes to also woo Alexander McQueen fans in other ways. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024 The auction house believes this to be the highest sum ever paid for an artwork at a Maine auction. Oscar Holland, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for auction house 

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“Auction house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auction%20house. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.

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