Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auctionese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
auc-tionese
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon associated with auctions.

Uncountable

Etymology

From auction + -ese.

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Usage

Questions

What does auctionese mean?
The jargon associated with auctions.
Where does auctionese come from?
From auction + -ese.

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