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

"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

Laurence Sterne's solemn "putting up fairly to public sale" to an imaginary lord a dedication to "Tristram Shandy" is not without merit.

From Turns about Town by Holliday, Robert Cortes