競る

せる
to compete
to bid
to sell at auction

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せる【競る】

1 〔競い合う〕 compete (with…); vie (with…).

2 〔争って値を高くつける〕 bid 《for an article》; make a bid 《for…》.

●100 万円まで競ったが私は売らなかった. The bidding went as high as \1 million, but I didn't sell it.

3 〔競売にかける〕 sell [buy] at auction; hold an auction.