auction house

noun

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

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Light allegedly contacted the auction house in March 2021 and Bednarsh transported the piece to the Beverly Hills office before the auction house shipped it to its base in Dallas. Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 Although the pot had seen better days, the auction house valued it between roughly $8,000 and $13,000. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025 In 2022, the chips were sent to the auction house, where Hawkins eventually bought them. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 Aldridge’s work over the last two decades will also be going on display at Sotheby’s, as well as at the Lyndsey Ingram Gallery, which is within walking distance of the auction house and gallery. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 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 3 May. 2025.

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