bidding
noun/ˈbɪdɪŋ/
/ˈbɪdɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the act of offering prices, especially at an auction
- There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers.
- Several companies remained in the bidding.
- A bidding war for the textile firm erupted.
- the act of offering to do something or to provide something for a particular price
- competitive bidding for the contract
- (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
- to do somebody’s bidding (= to obey somebody)
- At his father’s bidding (= because his father asked him to) he wrote to his lawyer.
Check pronunciation:
bidding