Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Subasta
auctionnoun
- Alternative meanings
A public sale where people make bids, and usually the highest bidder wins.
- Pronunciation
soo-BAS-tah
- Root and affixes
A loanword used for auction. In everyday use it may appear with pagbaligya to emphasize sale.
- Variants or conjugations
subasta = auction; pag-subasta = holding an auction; pagbaligya pinaagi sa subasta = sale by auction.
- Related words and expressions
baligya = sale; presyo = price; tanyag = offer/bid; mamalitay = buyer.
- Meaning and usage notes
Works for commercial, judicial, or public auctions. To clarify bidding, describe it as pagbaligya pinaagi sa mga tanyag.
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Adunay subasta sa karaang sakyanan ugma.
There will be an auction of old vehicles tomorrow.
Nidaog siya sa subasta tungod kay taas ang iyang tanyag.
He won the auction because his bid was high.