auction house

noun

A company that runs auctions.

Meanings

nounauction house (plural auction houses)

plural auction houses

  1. A company that runs auctions.
  2. A building in which auctions are conducted.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 拍賣行 /拍卖行
  • 拍賣行 /拍卖行 (pāimàiháng)company
Danish auktionshus
  • auktionshuscompany
Dutch veilinghuis
  • veilinghuiscompany
Finnish huutokauppayhtiö
  • huutokauppayhtiöcompany
French société de vente aux enchères
  • société de vente aux enchèrescompany
Greek δημοπρατήριο
  • δημοπρατήριο (dimopratírio)company
Japanese オークションハウス
  • オークションハウス (ōkushon hausu)company
Korean 경매장
  • 경매장 (gyeongmaejang)company
Norwegian Bokmål auksjonshus
  • auksjonshuscompany
Polish dom aukcyjny
  • dom aukcyjnycompany
Russian аукцио́нный дом
  • аукцио́нный дом (aukciónnyj dom)company
Spanish casa de subastas
  • casa de subastascompany
Cite this entry
APA

auction house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auction%20house

MLA

“auction house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auction%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auction house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auction%20house.

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