Bidding
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noun.
A demand that something be done; a command.
noun.
A request to appear; a summons.
noun.
Bids considered as a group, as at an auction or in card games.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Invitation; command; order; a proclamation or notifying.
noun.
The act of making an offer at an auction: as, the
bidding
was lively.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Command; order; a proclamation or notifying.
noun.
The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.
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verb.
Present participle of
bid
.
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noun.
a request to be present
noun.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
noun.
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
Word Usage
"A label bidding war ensued and after the deal was signed and the album recorded...the label chose not to release it."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
forbiddance
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
invitation
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
forbidding
kidding
ridding
skidding
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
auction
bid
bids
displeasure
summon
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Fiat
beck
beck and call
behest
behest
verb-stem
bid