hammer
/ˈhæmər/ noun COMMERCEDefinition
come/go under the hammer › to be sold at an auction to the person who offers the most money: Auctioneers estimate the collection could fetch up to £50,000 when it goes under the hammer next month.
(Definition of hammer noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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