sale to the highest bidder

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  • Sale — Sale, n. [Icel. sala, sal, akin to E. sell. See {Sell}, v. t.] 1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in money …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sale of commissions — The sale of commissions was a common practice in most European armies where wealthy and noble officers purchased their rank. Only the Imperial Russian Army and the Prussian Army never used such a system. The British Army, which used this practice …   Wikipedia

  • sale — [sāl] n. [ME < OE sala < ON: for IE base see SELL] 1. the act of selling; exchange of property of any kind, or of services, for an agreed sum of money or other valuable consideration 2. opportunity to sell or be sold; market 3. the act of… …   English World dictionary

  • bidder — [[t]bɪ̱də(r)[/t]] bidders 1) N COUNT: usu supp N A bidder is someone who offers to pay a certain amount of money for something that is being sold. If you sell something to the highest bidder, you sell it to the person who offers the most money… …   English dictionary

  • The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …   Wikipedia

  • The Who, What, or Where Game — Infobox television show name = The Who, What, or Where Game caption = format = Game Show runtime = 25 Minutes creator = Ron Greenberg starring = Art James Announcer: Mike Darrow country = USA rating= network = NBC first aired =December 29 1969… …   Wikipedia

  • sale — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sala; akin to Old High German sala transfer, Old English sellan to sell more at sell Date: before 12th century 1. the act of selling; specifically the transfer of ownership of and title to property …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Bill of sale — Sale Sale, n. [Icel. sala, sal, akin to E. sell. See {Sell}, v. t.] 1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • For sale — Sale Sale, n. [Icel. sala, sal, akin to E. sell. See {Sell}, v. t.] 1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Of sale — Sale Sale, n. [Icel. sala, sal, akin to E. sell. See {Sell}, v. t.] 1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a price in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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