public+auction
31auction — [[t]ɔ͟ːkʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ auctions, auctioning, auctioned 1) N VAR: oft for/at N, N n An auction is a public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price. Lord Salisbury bought the picture at auction in London some years ago …
32auction — A method of sale in which goods, securities, rights, etc. are sold in public to the highest bidder. Auctions are used for any property for which there are likely to be a number of competing buyers, such as houses, second hand and antique… …
33auction — 1 noun (C) a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the most money for them: put sth up for auction (=try to sell something at an auction): The house was put up for auction. | auction house (=a… …
34auction — /ˈɒkʃən / (say okshuhn) noun 1. a public sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder. 2. Cards (in bridge or certain other games) the competitive bidding to fix a contract that a player or players undertake to fulfil. –verb (t) …
35auction sale — noun the public sale of something to the highest bidder • Syn: ↑auction, ↑vendue • Derivationally related forms: ↑auctioneer (for: ↑auction), ↑auction (for: ↑ …
36Public service obligation — In transport, public service obligation or PSO is where a governing body or other authority offers an auction for subsidies and permit the winning company a monopoly to operate a specified service for a specified period of time. This is done in… …
37public sale — A sale made in pursuance of a notice, by auction or sheriff. See U.C.C. No. 2 706. See also judicial sale, above; sheriff s sale tax sale, below. + public sale Sale at auction of property upon notice to public of such. May result from e.g. tax… …
38auction — auc•tion [[t]ˈɔk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) Also called public sale a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder. 2) gam a) auction bridge b) gam the bidding in bridge or other games 3) to sell by auction (often fol. by off) …
39auction — auc·tion || É”Ëkʃn n. public sale where items are sold to the highest bidder v. sell at an auction (public sale in which items are sold to the highest bidder) …
40Public-Private Investment Program for Legacy Assets — On March 23, 2009, the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve, and the United States Treasury Department announced the Public Private Investment Program for Legacy Assets. The program is designed to… …
