Bidding — Bid ding, n. 1. Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. Do thou thy master s bidding. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bidding — [n1] command behest, call, charge, demand, dictate, direction, injunction, instruction, invitation, mandate, order, request, summons, word; concept 53 Ant. answer bidding [n2] offering of money, services advance, auction, invitation, offer,… … New thesaurus
bidding — [bid′iŋ] n. 1. a command or request 2. an invitation or summons 3. the bids or the making of bids in a card game or auction do the bidding of to be obedient to; carry out the orders of … English World dictionary
bidding — index demand, directive, guidance, injunction, instruction (direction), invitation, monition (legal summons) … Law dictionary
bidding — behest, *command, order, injunction, mandate, dictate Analogous words: direction, instruction (see corresponding verbs at COMMAND): summoning or summons, calling or call, citing or citation (see corresponding verbs at SUMMON) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bidding — bid bid 2 verb bid PTandPP bidding PRESPART [intransitive, transitive] 1. FINANCE to offer to pay a particular price for something such as goods, property, or bonds … Financial and business terms
bidding — n. offering of bids 1) to open the bidding 2) competitive; spirited bidding request 3) to do smb. s bidding 4) at smb. s bidding * * * [ bɪdɪŋ] spirited bidding [ offering of bids ] to open the bidding [ request ] to do smb. s bidding at smb. s… … Combinatory dictionary
bidding — /bid ing/, n. 1. command; summons; invitation: I went there at his bidding. 2. bids collectively, or a period during which bids are made or received: The bidding began furiously. 3. a bid. 4. do someone s bidding, to submit to someone s orders;… … Universalium
bidding — [[t]bɪ̱dɪŋ[/t]] 1) PHRASE If you do something at someone s bidding, you do it because they have asked you to do it. [FORMAL] The Prime Minister was right to reject him, even though it was only at the bidding of his backbenchers. 2) PHRASE: V… … English dictionary
bidding — noun (U) 1 the activity of bidding (bid1 (1)) for goods, especially in an auction 1: The bidding was brisk and sales went well. 2 at sb s bidding formal because someone has told you to 3 do sb s bidding formal to obey someone s requests or orders … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
