auction house

noun

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

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The hardware was put up on RR Auction's website in the first week of the new year as part of the auction house's Olympic memorabilia. Natasha Dye, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 The quickest place is through an auction house, estate sale or consignment store. Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025 Collectors from 70 countries competed for the timepieces from the 20th and 21st centuries, the auction house says. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 The reversal comes during a tumultuous time for the auction house. Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 19 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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