Definitions

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  • noun An auction that takes place between remote bidders by means of a computer network.

Etymologies

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e- +‎ auction

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Examples

  • Mr. Shankar said Coal India plans to e-auction 50 million tons of coal this fiscal year.

    India Plans to Give NTPC Priority in Coal E-Auctions Saurabh Chaturvedi 2011

  • State-run miner Coal India Ltd. plans to e-auction 50 million tons of coal in the current fiscal year through March, Mr. Shankar said.

    India to Divert Some Spot Market Coal to Power Producers Saurabh Chaturvedi 2011

  • Spice Group Chairman B.K. Modi has been vocal in his demand for an e-auction, where the bidding happens over the Internet and bidders can see each other's bid.

    Satyam Adds Open Auction 2009

  • He said Spice has also sought an e-auction, where the bidding happens over the Internet and bidders can see each other's bid.

    Spice Group Says No Decision Yet on Satyam Bid 2009

  • Individual event tickets have sold out, but there are some tickets available for the whole shebang and there is an e-auction, too, with 113 lots.

    Ready, Set ... Bid 2009

  • "We want an open and transparent e-auction process and we want no more shortlisting (of bidders) to take place," the executive told Dow Jones Newswires.

    Spice Group Won't Bid for Satyam if Conditions Not Met 2009

  • While construction and engineering giant L&T that already has a 12% stake in Satyam is all for the open offer method, rival suitor Spice Corp is for an e-auction where all bidders can see the current highest bid online and raise the bid amount.

    India News Digest: SEBI May Plug Pledged Share Gaps 2009

  • Electric Kool-Aid Beta Test Tom Wolfe returns to San Francisco to find the merry-pranksters have established their own start-up e-auction business, made $240 million off the IPO, bought Jettas, and spend their time sulking around Marin County McMansions.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Tripp 2006

  • Electric Kool-Aid Beta Test Tom Wolfe returns to San Francisco to find the merry-pranksters have established their own start-up e-auction business, made $240 million off the IPO, bought Jettas, and spend their time sulking around Marin County McMansions.

    Smatterings Tripp 2006

  • Bidders express faith in 3G e-auction photo: Creative Commons/Luke Ford

    WN.com - Financial News 2010

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