auction off
Intermedio (B1) neutral
To sell something where people take turns saying how much they'll pay, and whoever offers the most money gets it.
"The gallery auctioned off a rare Picasso sketch for over two million dollars."
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The Pig War - OverSimplified
OverSimplified · 14:56
to seize and auction off Griffin's sheep
Daniel Radcliffe Reveals Jonathan Groff’s Backstage Antics, Talks Unhinged Tracy Morgan Moment
Late Night with Seth Meyers · 16:28
that we cannot auction off the obscene ones
Daniel Radcliffe Reveals Jonathan Groff’s Backstage Antics, Talks Unhinged Tracy Morgan Moment
Late Night with Seth Meyers · 16:22
we're doing auctions, so we often auction off the piece of paper