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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silent auction

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
silen-t auc-tion
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An auction where people write secret bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.

noun

An auction held over a long period of time where people write public bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

silent auctions (plural)

Questions

What does silent auction mean?
An auction where people write secret bids on a piece of paper, and whoever has the highest bid wins the item.

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