26984 words

bidding

6 definitions • 8 examples
1
the act of offering to pay a particular amount of money for something, by different people:

Examples:

Most of the bidding was done by phone.
2
to make the first offer of money for an object at a public sale of goods:

Examples:

Who will open the bidding at £200?
3
(in some card games) the process of the players saying, before play starts, how many points they expect to win in a particular game:

Examples:

In this course, we will cover the basics of Contract Bridge, including bidding, playing, and scorekeeping.
4
You do something at someone's bidding if they have asked or told you to do it:

Examples:

At my grandmother's bidding, I wore my best dress.
5
a request or an order:

Examples:

At my grandmother’s bidding, I wore my best dress.
6
the action of offering to buy something for a particular amount of money, especially at an auction (= public sale):

Examples:

For the first half hour of the auction the bidding was slow and cautious.
He opened the bidding at £2,000.
online/internet bidding

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