auction vs bidding

auction

noun
  • A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. 

  • The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract. 

verb
  • To sell at an auction. 

bidding

noun
  • The act of placing a bid. 

  • That which one is bidden to do; a command. 

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