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auction house
A company that organizes public sales (auctions), where goods are sold to the person who makes the highest bid.
Das seltene Gemälde wurde in einem berühmten Auktionshaus für eine Rekordsumme verkauft.
The rare painting was sold at a famous auction house for a record sum.
The word is made up of 'Auktion' (auction) and 'Haus' (house), connected with an 's'. So it is literally a 'house' where auctions take place.
Das Auktionshaus hat sich auf den Verkauf von Schmuck spezialisiert.
The auction house has specialized in selling jewelry.
Common verbs in connection with an auction house are 'etwas versteigern' (to auction something), 'etwas ersteigern' (to buy something at auction), or 'ein Gebot abgeben' (to make a bid).
Ein anonymer Bieter hat das Bild im Auktionshaus ersteigert.
An anonymous bidder bought the painting at auction in the auction house.
You sell or buy something 'in' or 'bei' an auction house. Both prepositions are used with the dative.
Er hat seine Sammlung bei einem bekannten Auktionshaus verkauft.
He sold his collection through a well-known auction house.
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'die Auktion' and 'das Auktionshaus' belong to the same area of selling. An 'Auktion' is the event or sale itself: people bid money, and the highest bid wins. An 'Auktionshaus', on the other hand, is the company that organizes such auctions. So you can take part in an 'Auktion' at an 'Auktionshaus'. The words can be confused because 'Auktionshaus' contains the word 'Auktion'. Remember: the 'Auktion' is the event; the 'Auktionshaus' is the organizer or the place of business.
Das Auktionshaus hat gestern mehrere alte Bilder verkauft.
The auction house sold several old paintings yesterday.
Vor dem Termin prüft sie am Telefon die Regeln der Auktion.
Before the appointment, she checks the rules of the auction by phone.