The meaning of Auction off

phrasal verb

Sell at an auction

noun

A usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each item, until there are no higher bids and it is sold for the most money offered

Usage examples:

[ c ] an auction of early american furniture, [ u ] bulls sold at auction, the artwork is being auc…

noun

A public sale in which goods or property are sold to the person who offers the most money

Usage examples:

Sell sth at auction the painting was sold at auction for €12 million., hold an auction we held a ch…