noun
Formal or legal term for auction; the more common word is 競売 (きょうばい).
See also: 競売買 (きょうばいばい)
競り売買で絵画が高額で落札された。
The painting was sold for a high price at auction.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Alternate spelling; can also be read きょうばいばい, a synonym.
Rare spelling using the uncommon kanji 糶.
Very rare spelling using the uncommon kanji 糶 and 糴.
Compound of 競り (せり, 'bidding') and 売買 (ばいばい, 'buying and selling').