auction house

noun

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

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The auction house did not disclose the identity of the buyer who purchased the coin. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 Three fans still claim ownership, though Goldin’s auction house reached an agreement with the trio Oct. 7 that allowed the online auction to proceed. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Then one day in September 2014, Ono’s attorney received a call from a Swiss branch of Christie’s auction house informing her that a man had contacted them with the intent to sell the watch. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024 Not long before the allegations came out, the auction house Phillips in London set a record for Wiley’s work — $844,000 for an enormous, seven-by-15-foot painting of a reclining young man, eyes cast heavenward. Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 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 2 Dec. 2024.

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