auction house — noun a firm that conducts auctions • Hypernyms: ↑firm, ↑house, ↑business firm * * * ˈauction house 7 [auction house auction houses] noun a company that sells things in ↑auct … Useful english dictionary
House (TV series) — House Also known as House, M.D. Format Medical drama Mystery Dramedy … Wikipedia
House of Milan — (HOM) was a successful publisher of bondage magazines, that was mostly run by fetish photographer and producer Barbara Behr. HOM was considered one of the three big houses during the so called Golden Age of Bondage productions, along with Harmony … Wikipedia
Auction — Auctioneer redirects here. For the DC Comics supervillain, see Auctioneer (comics). An auctioneer and her assistants scan the crowd for bidders. An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking… … Wikipedia
auction — n. 1) to hold an auction 2) an auction takes place 3) to put smt. up for auction 4) a public auction 5) at (an) auction; by auction (we bought these items at an auction; they sold their house by auction) * * * [ ɔːkʃ(ə)n] by auction (we bought… … Combinatory dictionary
auction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ public ▪ charity ▪ Internet, online ▪ reverse (esp. AmE), sealed bid (esp. AmE), sealed offer ( … Collocations dictionary
auction — A common method of issuing gilts. Similar to a tender offer. In an auction, investors apply to buy the new gilts being issued, specifying the amount they wish to purchase and the price they are prepared to pay. The new gilts will be issued to… … Financial and business terms
auction — auc|tion1 [ˈo:kʃən US ˈo:k ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: auctio increase , from augere ( AUGMENT); because the money offered increases] a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the … Dictionary of contemporary English
auction — 1 noun (C) a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the most money for them: put sth up for auction (=try to sell something at an auction): The house was put up for auction. | auction house (=a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
auction — I UK [ˈɔːkʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈɔkʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms auction : singular auction plural auctions * a) a public occasion when things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them at auction: They bought the paintings… … English dictionary
