"going once, going twice" meaning in All languages combined

See going once, going twice on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Etymology: Ellipsis of going once, going twice, sold. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|going once, going twice, sold}} Ellipsis of going once, going twice, sold Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=going once, going twice}} going once, going twice
  1. Said before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction, giving other bidders a final opportunity to bid for it.
    Sense id: en-going_once,_going_twice-en-phrase-XUyuEYY~
  2. Said before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction, giving other bidders a final opportunity to bid for it.
    By extension, indicating that the speaker will take some action if there is no immediate objection.
    Sense id: en-going_once,_going_twice-en-phrase-mSat47Mc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: going, going, gone
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