public sale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of public sale
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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But a public sale enabling many to participate and demonstrate the “true market value” of these objects is what Irsay would have wanted, she added.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
And issuers and their affiliates will be limited from selling any tokens—either privately or on exchanges—for six months after the public sale on Coinbase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
Presale tickets are now available for $75 for general admission, while the public sale for the daylong event begins March 15 with tickets ranging from $65 to $175.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024
The public sale of fireworks needs to be reconsidered.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023
I will sell at public sale, at my farm near Somers, Wis., at above time and place, my entire herd of Thoroughbred Short-horn cattle, numbering forty head.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
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