auction block: Meaning and Definition of

auc'tion block"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. Also calleda platform from which an auctioneer sells: the old courthouse where slaves were sold from the auction block.
  2. to offer for sale at auction; offer to sell to the highest bidder.
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