Meaning of BIDDING
| Pronunciation: | | 'biding
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- [n] (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
- [n] an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- [n] a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
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| | Synonyms: | | bid, command, dictation, summons |
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| | See Also: | | behest, bridge, charge, commandment, commission, contract, declaration, direction, injunction, invitation, open sesame, order, overbid, overcall, preemptive bid, speech act, takeout | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bid"ding\, n.
1. Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. ``Do thou thy
master's bidding.'' --Shak.
2. The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of
a price, as at an auction.
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| | Related Terms: | | beck, beck and call, behest, bid, biddance, call, calling, calling forth, charge, command, commandment, convocation, demand, dictate, dictation, direct order, direction, engraved invitation, evocation, hest, imperative, indent, injunction, instruction, invitation, invite, invocation, mandate, nod, order, pleasure, preconization, requisition, say-so, special order, summoning, summons, will, word, word of command |
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