auction house

noun

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

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Sotheby's auction house just sold Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag, designed and named after the British actress and singer. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 July 2025 And then immediately hitting them with loads of microtransactions and a full auction house isn’t the best first impression. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 In February 2021, a Martian meteorite with the planet’s atmosphere entrapped in it went under the hammer at Christie’s auction house. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 2 July 2025 The sale of the coins was handled by New York auction house Doyle. 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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