Bidding

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Bidding Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: command, bidding, dictation]
an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: play]
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: tender]
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: bidding] v
propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: offer, tender]
invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: wish]
ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure]
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: call]
make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: invite] [also: bidding, bidden, bade]

Bidding Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: command, bid, dictation]
a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" [syn: summons]
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: bid]

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Bidding: Bidding is an offer (often competitive ) of setting a price one is willing to pay for something. A price offer is called a bid. ...
Construction bidding: Construction bidding is the process of submitting a proposal (tender ) to undertake, or manage the undertaking of a construction project. ...
Bidding system: A bidding system is a collection of agreements and conventions describing the meanings of call s used during the bidding phase of contract ...
Bidding box: A bidding box is a device used in contract bridge for bidding. cardboard box with two holding slots, each containing a set of bidding cards. ...
Bidding war: Bidding War is a card game typically involving two players. A radical variation of the classic game War , the result is not predetermined ...
Bidding-prayer: A Bidding-prayer (O. Eng. biddan, "to pray", cf. Ger. beten) is the formula of prayer or exhortation to prayer said during worship in ...

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Tony Gwynn joins group bidding on Padres - CBS Sports
In one of the least surprising developments in the sale of the San Diego Padres, Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is joining one of the bidding groups, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. With the likes of Magic Johnson and Nolan Ryan in ownership circles ... Read more on this news related to 'Bidding'
U.S. gives China direct bidding status: report - Marketwatch
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Multiple offers back in the Baltimore-area housing market -- for some homes - Baltimore Sun
Here's a phrase you probably didn't expect to hear associated with the housing market so soon after the crash: Bidding war. They've been roaring back into suddenly-hotter-again areas in recent months. Now they're a lot more common here ... Read more on this news related to 'Bidding'