auction-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: an event, a public sale done by bidding

Commentary: AUCTION[+event][+social][+public][+sale]
NOTE: Refers to specific sales event, not the generic bidding activity. (Sense 3)

Examples:
Mary took John to an art auction in New York.
Their firm buys government notes at the monthly auction of the Treasury Department.
They passed around dessert and champagne during the silent auction.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 2: a card game in which players bid suits

Commentary: AUCTION[+event][+social][+game][+card]

Examples:
Sally is teaching us to play auction Bridge.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: a bidding process

Commentary: AUCTION[+activity][+purchasing][+bidding]
NOTE: refers to the bidding act in general, not a specific sales event (sense 1)

Examples:
These paintings will be sold by auction. (the process of bidding)
They have put their house up for auction.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1a

Sense Number 4: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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