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feminine

/suˈβasta/

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Translation

auction

Word origin

From Latin sub hasta ('under the spear'), because Roman public sales were held beside a planted spear that marked the sale.

Origin: Latin
Root: sub hasta

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralsubastas

Examples

miles .

The painting sold at auction for thousands of euros.

The house will go up for auction next month.

He won the watch in an online auction.

At the auction there were very valuable antique pieces of furniture.

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What time does the art auction start?

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This word is part of lesson 70.