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mākete

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to auction, sell by auction, put on sale.

He pai anō, me tino haere mai ngā Pākehā ki te kī i te utu, he pai anō me mākete (TW 20/7/1878:10/366). / It is also good that plenty of Pākehā come to say what their price is, and it is also good that it be auctioned.

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2. (loan) (modifier) by auction.

Ki te kāhore e takoto wawe ngā utu mō te hereherenga i ēnei kau, ka hokona māketetia hei te Wenerei te whā o Hune e takoto nei… (TKP 17/5/1858:1). / If the payment for impounding these cows is not forthcoming soon, they will be sold by auction next Wednesday the 4th June.

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3. (loan) (noun) market, auction.

Haere ai rātou ki te mākete ia Rāhoroi, ia Rāhoroi. / They go to the market each Saturday.

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Synonyms: whakatairanga

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