bidding Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
    bid; command; dictation.
  2. noun a request to be present
    summons.
    • they came at his bidding
  3. noun (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
    bid.
  4. verb propose a payment
    tender; bid; offer.
    • The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
  5. verb invoke upon
    wish; bid.
    • wish you a nice evening
    • bid farewell
  6. verb ask for or request earnestly
    beseech; bid; entreat; press; adjure; conjure.
    • The prophet bid all people to become good persons
  7. verb make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
    bid; call.
    • He called his trump
  8. verb make a serious effort to attain something
    bid.
    • His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population
  9. verb ask someone in a friendly way to do something
    bid; invite.

WordNet


Bid"ding noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913