VENDUE

auction, auction sale, vendue

(noun) the public sale of something to the highest bidder

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vendue (plural vendues)

A public auction.

Source: Wiktionary


Ven*due", n. Etym: [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu, vendue, to sell.]

Definition: A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction. [Obsoles.] Vendue master, one who is authorized to sell any property by vendue; an auctioneer. [Obsoles.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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