BIDDING Definition & Meaning

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bidding

[ bid-ing ]

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noun

command; summons; invitation:
I went there at his bidding.
bids bid collectively, or a period during which bids bid are made or received:
The bidding began furiously.
a bid. bide.

bidding

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noun

an order; command (often in the phrases do or follow the bidding of , at someone's bidding )
an invitation; summons
the act of making bids, as at an auction or in bridge
bridge a group of bids considered collectively, esp those made on a particular deal

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bidding¹

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; bid ¹, -ing ¹

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Idioms and Phrases

do someone's bidding, to submit to someone's orders; perform services for someone:
After he was promoted to vice president at the bank, he expected everyone around him to do his bidding.

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Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, had been bidding to become just the third man in the Open era to win 100 singles titles.

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In London it works differently, with operators bidding for set routes laid out by Transport for London.

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The Welsh government has spent millions on encouraging people to walk and cycle, with councils bidding for cash to build new infrastructure.

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The documentary echoed what one ex-national team player told a BBC radio documentary in 2015 in an anonymous interview: that there was a system of "open bidding" among players for their spot in the squad.

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Project Rise said it tried to enter the bidding but Paramount officials suggested the group go away because Ellison had the inside track.

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