preauction

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adjective

Before an auction.

Opposite
postauction
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Meanings

adjectivepreauction (not comparable)

alternative pre-auction

  1. not comparableBefore an auction.

    Christie’s held a preauction showing for rich Russian art collectors at Pashkov House last fall, and Boucheron, the French jewelry house, held an exhibition and soirée there in March.

    2008 May 8, Sophia Kishkovsky, “A Treasure Is Restored, With Culture Its Bounty”, in New York Times

    Antonyms: postauction

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBefore an auction.

Opposite
postauction

Origin

From pre- + auction.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

precautionunoperatic
Cite this entry
APA

preauction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preauction

MLA

“preauction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preauction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preauction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preauction.

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