bidding

/หˆbษชdษชล‹/

IPA: /B IH1 D IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To issue a command; to tell.

    โ€œHe bade me come in.โ€

  2. 2

    To invite; to summon.

    โ€œShe was bidden to the wedding.โ€

  3. 3

    To utter a greeting or salutation.

verb
  1. 1

    To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.

    โ€œHave you ever bid in an auction?โ€

  2. 2

    To offer as a price.

    โ€œShe bid ยฃ2000 for the Persian carpet.โ€

  3. 3

    To make an attempt.

    โ€œHe was bidding for the chance to coach his team to victory once again.โ€

  4. 4

    To announce (one's goal), before starting play.

  5. 5

    To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.

noun
  1. 1

    That which one is bidden to do; a command.

  2. 2

    The act of placing a bid.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bid, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bidding