bidding B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈbɪdɪŋ/ UK /ˈbɪdɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #8196 Meanings 1 noun The act of offering prices to buy something, especially at an auction. The bidding for the painting rose quickly. 2 noun An order or command from someone in authority. The servants did everything at their master's bidding. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of offering prices... bid 2 noun · an order or command from... behest Word family Forms biddings Derived forms e-biddingmisbiddingnonbiddingunbidding Appears in Phrases (1) See all bidding contest competition in which buyers try to win by offering successively higher prices Noun + noun Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bidding **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɪdɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɪdɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 8196 ## Meanings 1. The act of offering prices to buy something, especially at an auction. 2. An order or command from someone in authority. ## Examples - The bidding for the painting rose quickly. - The servants did everything at their master's bidding. ## Derived Forms - e-bidding - misbidding - nonbidding - unbidding ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown