auction

競売、オークション

最も高い金額を提示した人が品物を買う販売方法。

やさしい英語で： A sale where the person offering the most money buys the item.

• We bought this chair at an auction.
• The auction attracted buyers from several countries.
• How much did the painting fetch at auction?

使い方： at auction (The painting was sold at auction.)

よく使う表現： at auction, online auction, auction house

競売にかける、オークションにかける

品物を競売で、最も高い金額を提示した人に売る。

やさしい英語で： To sell something to the person who offers the most money for it.

• They plan to auction the house.
• We auctioned off some paintings for charity.
• The collection will be auctioned next month.

使い方： auction something off (They auctioned off the old office furniture.)

よく使う表現： auction something off, auction a painting