/ Dictionary / Index A auction: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: auc•tion Pronunciation: (ôk'shun), [key] — n. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder. Seeauction bridge. (in bridge or certain other games) the competitive bidding to fix a contract that a player or players undertake to fulfill. —v.t. to sell by auction (often fol. by off&hasp;): He auctioned off his furniture. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: auction (Thesaurus) au courant auction block Related Content Daily Word Quiz: coincidence Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language