silent auctions

noun

plural of silent auction
as in auctions

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  1. auctions
  2. sales
  3. transactions
  4. negotiations
Noun
  • Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell addressed concerns over the affordability of watching NFL games as the league auctions off broadcasts to more and more streaming services.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • But the same pressures appear across entertainment, retail, auctions, remote production, public safety, surveillance and industrial monitoring applications.
    — Chris Allen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of auctions
Noun
  • The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Analysts widely believe Monday’s announcement is a prelude to eventual sales of both Comcast and NBCUniversal, a theory that Comcast rejects.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of sales
Noun
  • Meanwhile, despite being involved in one of the biggest transactions of the offseason, the Senators were somewhat quiet on the first day of free agency.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The bank declined to respond to inquiries regarding whether PNC has thresholds for flagging large monetary transactions, especially wire transactions.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of transactions
Noun
  • Tehran has paused fragile negotiations with the US aimed at reaching a lasting deal to end their conflict during the multi-day funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike in February, on the first day of the war.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The results include deducted one-off expenses for employee bonus provisions following recent labor negotiations, according to analysts.
    — Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of negotiations
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