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Meanings of public auction in English

Russian
публичные торги
Portuguese
hasta pública

A government auction or a public auction is an auction held on behalf of a government in which the property to be auctioned is either property owned by the government or property which is sold under the authority of a court of law or a government agency with similar authority.

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Usage of public auction in English
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The holding will be sold at public auction on Thursday, November 5.
Independent.ie
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The museum bought the piece at public auction in 1999, officials said.
Reuters
3
Mother was sold on the block at public auction in St. Louis.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
4
The public auction of marriageable virgins had most likely a similar intention.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4: ...
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The monopolies are sold by public auction at so much per annum.
Travels in Morocco, Volume 1.
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This man sold dignities and places of high responsibility at public auction.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 09: 1564-65
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The public auction process also prevented internal bidding wars among dealers and customers.
News.com.au
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The house was to be sold by apartments, at public auction.
The new yorker
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Pai said he supports a public auction of 280 megahertz of the C-band.
Reuters
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Two other big institutions immediately said we'll go to public auction.
The new yorker
11
At the last public auction ever held in the town, i.e.
The Record of a Regiment of the Line / Being a Regimental Histor...
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What we were all afraid of was a public auction at some sales-gallery.
Murder in the Gunroom
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The public auction will take place some time in August.
The Irish Times
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A public auction for the hotel had been scheduled to take place tomorrow .
The Irish Times
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It will be sold by public auction on February 9th.
The Irish Times
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They can then only be disposed of by public auction.
News.com.au
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Translations for public auction
Portuguese
hasta pública
Public auction through the time
Public auction across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Rare