競り落とす

せりおとす

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone)
2. to knock down (at an auction)

Kanji

• 競 compete. Read as せる.
• 落 fall. Read as おとす.

Example sentences

• 2019年に北海道産のメロン2個が500万円で競り落とされました。
  Two melons from Hokkaido sold at auction for 5 million yen in 2019.

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