bidding

bid·ding  (bdng)

n.

1. A demand that something be done; a command.

2. A request to appear; a summons.

3. Bids considered as a group, as at an auction or in card games: The bidding was higher than expected.

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bidding [ˈbɪdɪŋ]

n

1. an order; command (often in the phrases do or follow the bidding of, at someone's bidding)

2. an invitation; summons

3. the act of making bids, as at an auction or in bridge

4. (Group Games / Bridge) Bridge a group of bids considered collectively, esp those made on a particular deal

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bidding - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something bid, command, dictation speech act - the use of language to perform some act countermand - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command order - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" commission, direction, charge - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" commandment - something that is commanded injunction - a formal command or admonition behest - an authoritative command or request open sesame - a magical command; used by Ali Baba
	2.	bidding - a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" summons invitation - a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"
	3.	bidding - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make bid bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" contract, declaration - (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make takeout - (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit overcall, overbid - (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bid - a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

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bidding

noun

1. order, call, charge, demand, request, command, instruction, invitation, canon, beck, injunction, summons, behest, beck and call the bidding of his backbenchers

2. offer, proposal, auction, tender The bidding starts at £2 million.

Translations

bidding [ˈbɪdɪŋ] N

1. (at auction) → ofertas fpl, puja f
the bidding opened at £5 → la primera puja fue de 5 libras
there was keen bidding for the picture → hubo una rápida serie de ofertas por el cuadro
to raise or up the bidding → subir la puja

2. (Cards) → declaración f
to open the bidding → abrir la declaración

3. (frm) (= order) → orden f, mandato m
they did it at her bidding → lo hicieron cumpliendo sus órdenes
to do sb's bidding → cumplir las órdenes or el mandato de algn

4. (Rel) (also bidding prayers) → oraciones fpl de los fieles

bidding [ˈbɪdɪŋ] n

(at auction) → enchères fpl
The bidding went against me
BUT Mon offre a été dépassée.

(= orders) to do sb's bidding → exécuter les ordres de qn
to do sth at sb's bidding → faire qch sur l'ordre de qn, faire qch sur l'injonction de qn

bidding

n

(at auction) → Steigern nt, → Bieten nt; how high did the bidding go? → wie hoch wurde gesteigert?; to raise the bidding → den Preis in die Höhe treiben; the bidding is closed → es werden keine Gebote mehr angenommen, keine Gebote mehr

(Cards) → Bieten nt, → Reizen nt

(= order) → Geheiß nt (old), → Gebot nt; at whose bidding? → auf wessen Geheiß? (old); the slave does his master’s bidding → der Sklave tut, was sein Herr ihn heißt (old) → or ihm befiehlt; he needed no second bidding → man musste es ihm nicht zweimal sagen

bidding [ˈbɪdɪŋ] n

a. (at auction) → offerte fpl (Cards) → dichiarazioni fpl
the bidding opened at £50 → le offerte sono partite da 50 sterline

b. I did his bidding → ho fatto ciò che voleva