"going once, going twice, sold" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. Said before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction, giving other bidders a final opportunity to bid for it. Categories (topical): One, Two Translations (phrase said before closing the bidding for a particular item in an auction): ensimmäisen, toisen ja kolmannen kerran (Finnish), ensimmäinen, toinen ja kolmas kerta (Finnish), először, másodszor – senki többet? –, harmadszor: elkelt! (Hungarian), dou-lhe uma, dou-lhe duas, dou-lhe três; vendido! [Brazil] (Portuguese), a la de una, a la de dos, vendido! (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-going_once,_going_twice,_sold-en-phrase-XUyuEYY~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations
     
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