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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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Word 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

Idioms

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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O'Sullivan, who is bidding for a record eighth crown in the modern era, went 9-4 up when Si missed a red to the left middle when 43 points ahead with 43 remaining.

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Suryavanshi became the youngest player to be signed by an IPL team when he was picked up at the auction after a bidding war last year.

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Rivals Everton play away on the final day of the season, a week after bidding an emotional farewell to their Goodison Park home.

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Her group is bidding to rehome the orcas in the east Canadian province despite a previous offer being rejected by the French ministry for ecology earlier this year.

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Exactly what it cost for the Trojans to win the bidding war for Rice, their top transfer target, was not immediately clear.

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