{
  "auction":{
    "a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most":{
      "examples":[
        "She bought the desk at an auction .",
        "He made several bids at the auction ."
      ],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "silent auction",
        "deal",
        "sale",
        "trade",
        "transaction",
        "haggle",
        "horse-trading",
        "negotiation",
        "bargain",
        "buy",
        "steal",
        "purchase",
        "clearance",
        "closeout",
        "fire sale",
        "fair",
        "garage sale",
        "jumble sale",
        "rummage sale",
        "tag sale",
        "yard sale"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "as in exchange , swap":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "exchange",
        "merchandise",
        "merchandize",
        "rebuy",
        "resell",
        "swap",
        "bargain",
        "barter",
        "horse-trade",
        "negotiate",
        "transact",
        "buy",
        "pick up",
        "purchase",
        "take",
        "deal",
        "trade",
        "traffic",
        "distribute",
        "fair-trade",
        "market",
        "peddle",
        "retail",
        "sell",
        "supply",
        "vend",
        "wholesale",
        "black-market",
        "bootleg",
        "fence",
        "smuggle",
        "corner",
        "engross",
        "monopolize",
        "undersell",
        "day-trade",
        "invest",
        "speculate"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "black",
        "blackball",
        "boycott"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "auctioned":{
    "as in exchanged , swapped":{
      "antonyms":[],
      "examples":[],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "related":[],
      "synonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "auctioning":{
    "as in exchanging , swapping":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "exchanging",
        "merchandising",
        "merchandizing",
        "rebuying",
        "reselling",
        "swapping",
        "bargaining",
        "bartering",
        "horse-trading",
        "negotiating",
        "transacting",
        "buying",
        "picking up",
        "purchasing",
        "taking",
        "dealing",
        "trading",
        "trafficking",
        "distributing",
        "fair-trading",
        "marketing",
        "peddling",
        "retailing",
        "selling",
        "supplying",
        "vending",
        "wholesaling",
        "black-marketing",
        "bootlegging",
        "fencing",
        "smuggling",
        "cornering",
        "engrossing",
        "monopolizing",
        "underselling",
        "day-trading",
        "investing",
        "speculating"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "blackballing",
        "blacking",
        "boycotting"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "auctioneers":{
    "a person who runs an auction":{
      "examples":[
        "The auctioneer started the bidding at $100."
      ],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "concessionaires",
        "brokers",
        "dealers",
        "merchandisers",
        "sellers",
        "vendors",
        "merchants",
        "traders",
        "tradesmen",
        "black marketers",
        "black marketeers",
        "bootleggers",
        "fencers",
        "fences",
        "hustlers",
        "scalpers",
        "smugglers",
        "traffickers",
        "discounters",
        "distributors",
        "e-tailers",
        "exporters",
        "jobbers",
        "resellers",
        "retailers",
        "wholesalers",
        "chapmen",
        "hawkers",
        "hucksters",
        "peddlers",
        "pedlars",
        "salesclerks",
        "salesmen",
        "salespeople",
        "saleswomen",
        "shopgirls",
        "bargainers",
        "hagglers",
        "horse traders",
        "palterers"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "consumers",
        "end users",
        "users",
        "buyers",
        "purchasers"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "auctioneer":{
    "a person who runs an auction":{
      "examples":[
        "The auctioneer started the bidding at $100."
      ],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "concessionaire",
        "broker",
        "dealer",
        "merchandiser",
        "seller",
        "vendor",
        "merchant",
        "trader",
        "tradesman",
        "black marketer",
        "black marketeer",
        "bootlegger",
        "fence",
        "fencer",
        "hustler",
        "scalper",
        "smuggler",
        "trafficker",
        "discounter",
        "distributor",
        "e-tailer",
        "exporter",
        "jobber",
        "reseller",
        "retailer",
        "wholesaler",
        "chapman",
        "hawker",
        "huckster",
        "peddler",
        "pedlar",
        "salesclerk",
        "salesman",
        "salesperson",
        "saleswoman",
        "shopgirl",
        "bargainer",
        "haggler",
        "horse trader",
        "palterer"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "consumer",
        "end user",
        "user",
        "buyer",
        "purchaser"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "auctions":{
    "a public event at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most":{
      "examples":[
        "She bought the desk at an auction .",
        "He made several bids at the auction ."
      ],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "silent auctions",
        "deals",
        "sales",
        "trades",
        "transactions",
        "haggles",
        "negotiations",
        "bargains",
        "buys",
        "steals",
        "purchases",
        "clearances",
        "closeouts",
        "fire sales",
        "fairs",
        "garage sales",
        "jumble sales",
        "rummage sales",
        "tag sales",
        "yard sales"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "as in exchanges , swaps":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "exchanges",
        "merchandises",
        "merchandizes",
        "rebuys",
        "resells",
        "swaps",
        "bargains",
        "barters",
        "horse-trades",
        "negotiates",
        "transacts",
        "buys",
        "picks up",
        "purchases",
        "takes",
        "deals",
        "trades",
        "traffics",
        "distributes",
        "fair-trades",
        "markets",
        "peddles",
        "retails",
        "sells",
        "supplies",
        "vends",
        "wholesales",
        "black-markets",
        "bootlegs",
        "fences",
        "smuggles",
        "corners",
        "engrosses",
        "monopolizes",
        "undersells",
        "day-trades",
        "invests",
        "speculates"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "blackballs",
        "blacks",
        "boycotts"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}