auction

English

/ˈɔːkʃən/, /ˈɒkʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.
  • (bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auctiō (auction, an increase, increase, public sale), augeō, augere (increase) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (increase, enlarge, related to increasement, grow, become many).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ewg-

Gloss

increase, enlarge, related to increasement, grow, become many

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

殖

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