<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Also called public sale.</li><li>a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.</li><li>Cards. auction bridge.</li><li>(in bridge or certain other games) the competitive bidding to fix a contract that a player or players undertake to fulfill.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to sell by auction (often followed by off): He auctioned off his furniture.</li></ul>