auction

Summary

auction has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• auction is a type of sales^[2].
• auction is a type of strategic game^[3].
• auction is a type of variable pricing^[4].
• auction's Commons category is recorded as Auctions^[5].
• auction comprises bidding^[6].
• auction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Auctions^[7].
• auction's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[8].
• auction's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• auction's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• auction's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[11].
• auction's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[12].
• auction's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• auction's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[14].
• auction's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[15].
• auction's studied by is recorded as auction theory^[16].
• auction's has part is recorded as bid^[17].
• auction's has part is recorded as reservation price^[18].
• auction's has part is recorded as lot^[19].
• auction's practiced by is recorded as auctioneer^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include sales^[2], strategic game^[3], and variable pricing^[4].

Use and Application

auction comprises bidding^[6].

Why It Matters

auction has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] auction is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]