Definition
The process of selling something to the person who offers the highest price, usually in a public event where bidders compete.
Etymology
From Latin 'auctio' meaning increase, derived from 'augere' to increase; auction sales grew popular in Roman times as a way to sell confiscated goods and military spoils to the highest bidder.
Kelly Says
The word 'auction' literally comes from Latin 'augere' meaning increase—because the price keeps going UP as bidders compete, making it one of the few English words whose very meaning describes the action itself.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማህበራዊ
mah-beh-rah-wee
CACatalà
subhasta
soo-b-has-tah
DADansk
auktion
ow-k-tsioon
DEDeutsch
Auktion
ow-k-tsioon
ELΕλληνικά
αукτίωση
awk-tee-oh-see
ESEspañol
subasta
suh-BAH-stah
FAفارسی
مزایده
me-zay-deh
FISuomi
huutokauppa
hoo-too-kau-ppa
FRFrançais
enchérissement
aN-she-ri-mã
GUGU
મુલ્યાંકન
moo-lyaank-an
HIहिन्दी
नीलामी
nee-laamee
HUMagyar
aukció
ow-k-tsioon
IDBahasa Indonesia
lelang
leh-lang
MSBahasa Melayu
lelong
leh-long
NLNederlands
veiling
vay-ling
NONorsk
auksjon
ow-k-tsioon
PLPolski
licytacja
lee-chee-tah-tsee-ah
PTPortuguês
leilão
lay-loh
RORomână
licitație
lee-chee-tah-see
RUРусский
аукцион
awk-tsi-on
SVSvenska
auktion
ow-k-tsioon
SWKiswahili
mnada
m-nah-dah
TAதமிழ்
விற்பனை
vi-rp-pa-na-i
TLTL
pagbebenta
pa-gbe-ben-tah
TRTürkçe
kamulaştırma
kah-moo-lah-sheer-mah
UKУкраїнська
аукціон
awk-tsi-on
VITiếng Việt
đấu giá
dow gya
ZUZU
ukusasaza
oo-koo-sah-sah-zah