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bidding

[bid-ing] / ˈbɪd ɪŋ /
NOUN
command
Synonyms
STRONG
behest call charge demand dictate direction injunction instruction invitation mandate order request summons word
Antonyms
STRONG
answer question reply
NOUN
offering of money, services
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auction tender
STRONG
advance invitation offer proffering proposal proposition request submission suggestion
Antonyms
STRONG
refusal withdrawal
WEAK
answer

Example Sentences

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One tournament volunteer who scored one said he inadvertently sparked a bidding war after people saw him holding his gnome on the grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Netflix withdrew from the bidding, leaving Paramount to claim the prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Knowledgeable people tell Barron’s that some large real estate investors considered bidding, but concluded that Braemar shareholders wouldn’t approve a deal that triggered the termination fee.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

I Am Maximus is bidding to become the first horse to carry top weight to victory since triple winner Red Rum in the 1970s.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

We began to remonstrate; but he walked away, calling orders, and we heard Olakunde’s drum bidding us fall in.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson