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- Dictionarybidding/ˈbɪdɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the offering of particular prices for something, especially at an auction: "other companies in the bidding include General Electric" Similar
- 2. the ordering or requesting of someone to do something: "women came running at his bidding"
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the act of offering to pay a particular amount of money for something, by different people: Most of the bidding was done by phone. open the bidding. to make the first offer of money for an object at a public sale of goods: Who will open the bidding at £200? See more.
a. : to issue an order to : tell. did as I was bid. b. : to request to come : invite. were bidden to the wedding. c. obsolete : beseech, entreat. 3. : to give expression to. bade a tearful farewell.
the act of offering to do something or to provide something for a particular price. (in some card games) the process of stating the number of points that players think they will win. (old-fashioned or formal) what somebody asks or orders you to do.
noun. 1. an order; command (often in the phrases do or follow the bidding of, at someone's bidding) 2. an invitation; summons. 3. the act of making bids, as at an auction or in bridge. 4. bridge. a group of bids considered collectively, esp those made on a particular deal. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
A bid is an offer to pay a particular amount of money for something that is being sold. Hanson made an agreed takeover bid of £351 million. Synonyms: offer, price, attempt, amount More Synonyms of bid. 3. verb. If you bid for something or bid to do something, you try to obtain it or do it.
A person's bidding is what he or she tells you to do for them. You do your brother's bidding when he asks you to bring him his shoes and you comply. Doing your boss's bidding is usually part of a job description, although doing your cousin's or boyfriend's bidding usually isn't required — at least, it shouldn't be.
to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property: She knew she couldn't afford it, so she didn't bid. bid for The communications group has shown an interest in bidding for the company.
