public sale

NOUN

auction

Synonyms

WEAK

Dutch auction auctioneering roup sale by auction venue

Example Sentences

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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

"We hope everyone will think carefully about the impact of fireworks and support our call for a national ban on their public sale."

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Presale tickets are now available for $75 for general admission, while the public sale for the daylong event begins March 15 with tickets ranging from $65 to $175.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Henry Wellcome, the voracious American-born British pharmaceutical entrepreneur who amassed a collection of more than a million scientific and archaeological artifacts during his lifetime, bought several at a 1928 public sale.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah