auction off
Intermediate (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 · 14:55
their rights to seize and auction off
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Julian Dorey · 81:40
guard auction off the Roman Empire to him.
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Late Night with Seth Meyers · 16:28
that we cannot auction off the obscene ones
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CDawgVODs · 26:55
Uh uh will you auction off the stuff given
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Late Night with Seth Meyers · 16:24
so we often auction off the piece of paper