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auction

[awk-shuhn] / ˈɔk ʃən /
NOUN
competitive sale; sale by bid
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Government bond issuance will pick up as countries kick off their annual funding programs with a busy January, which is expected to see a high number of syndicated deals as well beside the auctions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors can buy Treasuries at regular government auctions through the TreasuryDirect website or through banks and brokers, but selling can be trickier in an opaque over-the-counter market.

From Barron's

Warner Bros., a signature Hollywood studio for more than a century, is on the auction block.

From Los Angeles Times

The Western College of Auctioneering has matriculated over 5,000 students, who auction everything from farm equipment to fine art.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Next year, I think, literally at the beginning of the year, the stake will be auctioned off, an open auction," Siluanov said in an interview with Russian state television.

From Barron's