auction house

noun

: a business that runs auctions
She works as an auctioneer at an auction house.

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It was later resold by the auction house Sotheby's. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025 With Sotheby’s fees included, the total price for the winning bidder from Japan was a cool 8.6 million euros, the auction house said. John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025 Gasps and applause filled the Paris auction house as the price soared past previous records. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 July 2025 It may have been mounted in jewelry, according to the auction house. Kerry Breen june 13, CBS News, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for auction house

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“Auction house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auction%20house. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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