Definitions

public sale

NOUN

auction

Synonyms

WEAK

Dutch auction auctioneering roup sale by auction venue

Example Sentences

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But a public sale enabling many to participate and demonstrate the “true market value” of these objects is what Irsay would have wanted, she added.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

And issuers and their affiliates will be limited from selling any tokens—either privately or on exchanges—for six months after the public sale on Coinbase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Those tickets were available for clubs to order from July last year, while public sale was September before two sell outs were announced in January.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

The company announced a proposed public sale of $200 million of its Class A common stock.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023

But she now knew how to go about bidding in a public sale, because of the experience Eleanor and she had had in New York, when they went about with Mr. Fabian.

From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth