auction house

noun

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

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The reversal comes during a tumultuous time for the auction house. Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024 The auction house did not immediately disclose the identity of the buyer. Hank Sanders, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024 The shoes were cross-referenced with a pair at the Smithsonian to confirm their authenticity because at some point, the pairs were swapped, each containing one shoe from two different pairs of ruby slippers, according to the auction house. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024 Alexander, the historical auction house regularly featured in Secrets for its auctions of presidential and war relics, said the artist of the pastels is the late Freda Reiter. Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024 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 8 Jan. 2025.

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