auctions 1 of 2

noun

Definition of auctionsnext
plural of auction
as in sales
a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most She bought the desk at an auction. He made several bids at the auction.

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auctions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of auction
as in exchanges

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctions
  1. sales
  2. transactions
  3. negotiations
Noun
  • Notably, Rumble is a loss-making company, with an operating loss of $143 million on sales of $86 million for the last twelve months period.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But, even before this fall, the stock was underperforming, with slower than anticipated sales growth for its obesity drugs.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of sales
Noun
  • That said, the most attractive part of the deal would be Discover’s proprietary card network, which charges merchants a fee for processing credit card transactions.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the dearth of IPOs, the exit markets were still active, particularly in strategically minded M&A transactions and other deals.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of transactions
Noun
  • These will be high-stakes negotiations, mostly between two embittered belligerents in a war that has killed tens of thousands—and maybe hundreds of thousands—on both sides.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Starbucks has denied wrongdoing and faulted the union for breaking off negotiations.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of negotiations
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