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auction

[awk-shuhn] / ˈɔk ʃən /
NOUN
competitive sale; sale by bid
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Last week’s Treasury auctions were shakier than usual.

From The Wall Street Journal

Allowances are sold at auction and can also be traded among polluters.

From The Wall Street Journal

That auction was billed as Buffett’s last for Glide but he changed his mind.

From Barron's

Bonds are reflecting investors’ concerns, most recently with the tepid investor response last week to a $69 billion auction of 2-year Treasuries.

From Barron's

Give credit to market competition and government spectrum auctions.

From The Wall Street Journal