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δημοπρασία
auction /ðimopraˈsia/
nounC1#3076 most common
Also: public sale, auction sale
Example sentences
Η δημοπρασία είναι αύριο.
The auction is tomorrow.
Πήγαμε στη δημοπρασία το Σάββατο.
We went to the auction on Saturday.
Ο πίνακας πουλήθηκε σε δημοπρασία για πολλά χρήματα.
The painting was sold at auction for a lot of money.
Η εταιρεία οργάνωσε δημοπρασία για να ρευστοποιήσει τα περιουσιακά της στοιχεία.
The company organized an auction to liquidate its assets.
Οι δημοπρασίες έργων τέχνης προσελκύουν συλλέκτες από όλο τον κόσμο.
Art auctions attract collectors from all over the world.
Η κυβέρνηση προχώρησε σε δημοπρασία κρατικών ομολόγων παρά τις αντιδράσεις της αντιπολίτευσης.
The government went ahead with an auction of government bonds despite the opposition's objections.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | δημοπρασία | δημοπρασίες |
| Genitive | δημοπρασίας | δημοπρασιών |
| Accusative | δημοπρασία | δημοπρασίες |
| Vocative | δημοπρασία | δημοπρασίες |
Word family
δημοπρατώto put up for auction, to auction off
δημοπράτηςauctioneer
πλειστηριασμόςauction, especially a forced or judicial sale
πλειοδότηςhighest bidder
Etymology
The word joins δήμος, meaning the people or the public community, with πρασία, a noun tied to the verb πιπράσκω, to sell. Put together, the compound originally meant a sale carried out before the public, a sale open to the community. That sense narrowed over time to the modern meaning, a public auction.
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