bidding
noun
[ ˈbɪdɪŋ ]
• the offering of particular prices for something, especially at an auction.
• "other companies in the bidding include General Electric"
Similar:
auction,
making of bids,
offering of bids,
• the ordering or requesting of someone to do something.
• "women came running at his bidding"
Similar:
command,
order,
instruction,
dictate,
decree,
injunction,
demand,
mandate,
direction,
charge,
summons,
call,
wish,
desire,
will,
request,
invitation,
behest,
hest,
bid
verb
• offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction.
• "a consortium of dealers bid a world record price for a snuff box"
Similar:
offer,
make an offer of,
put in a bid of,
put up,
tender,
proffer,
propose,
submit,
put forward,
advance,
• make an effort or attempt to achieve.
• "she's now bidding to become a top female model"
Similar:
try to obtain,
try to get,
make a pitch for,
make a bid for,
Origin:
Old English bēodan ‘to offer, command’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bieden and German bieten .
bid
verb
• utter (a greeting or farewell) to.
• "James bade a tearful farewell to his parents"
• command or order (someone) to do something.
• "I did as he bade me"
Similar:
order,
command,
tell,
instruct,
direct,
require,
enjoin,
charge,
demand,
call upon,
Origin:
Old English biddan ‘ask’, of Germanic origin; related to German bitten .
