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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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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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Allen, a former Masters and UK Championship winner, is bidding for a first world title to complete the full set of Triple Crown event victories.

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When Benedict died in late 2022, Francis joined tens of thousands of Roman Catholic faithful in bidding farewell at a rare requiem Mass for a dead pope presided over by a living one.

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Unlike some gig companies that pay you to do their bidding, Hotplate is setting you up to be your own boss.

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"They want WrestleMania to become like the World Cup or Olympics, where there's a bidding war," he explains.

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