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bidding

/ˈbɪdɪŋ/

bidding out

bidding up

Translations

biddingnoun

biddings

enchèreAu pluriel dans l’usage courant pour la mise en concurrence lors d’une vente aux enchères.

The bidding for the rare painting started at $1 million.

Les enchères pour le tableau rare ont commencé à 1 million de dollars.

Additional translations

ordreSens vieilli ou littéraire : action de commander quelqu’un de faire quelque chose.

Synonyms

biddinggerund / present participle

/ˈbɪd.ɪŋ/

Used adjectivally to refer to entities currently making bids (e.g., "bidding companies").

soumissionnaireDans le contexte des appels d’offres et des enchères.

All documents had to be submitted by the bidding companies.

Tous les documents devaient être soumis par les entreprises soumissionnaires.

bidverb

bidding

Gerund

bade

Past Simple

bidden

Past Participle

bidding

Gerund

/bɪd/

(offer: bid, bid / command or utter (greeting/farewell): bade, bidden – archaic)

enchérirCommerce, vente aux enchères.

She decided to bid $200 for the antique vase at the auction.

Elle a décidé d’enchérir à 200 dollars pour le vase ancien à la vente aux enchères.

briguerPour une candidature ou une tentative d’obtenir quelque chose.

The company is bidding to win the contract for the new project.

L’entreprise brigue le contrat du nouveau projet.

Additional translations

tenterSens plus général d’effort pour obtenir un résultat.

enjoindreSoutenu, vieilli.

souhaiterDans l’expression bid goodnight / bid farewell.

Synonyms

Definitions

biddingnoun

The offering of particular prices for something, especially at an auction.

The bidding for the rare painting started at $1 million.

The act of commanding or ordering someone to do something.

At his bidding, the servants prepared the grand feast.

biddinggerund / present participle

Relating to or involved in the making of bids.

All documents had to be submitted by the bidding companies.

bidverb

To offer a certain price for something, especially at an auction.

She decided to bid $200 for the antique vase at the auction.

To make a statement in card games (such as bridge or poker variant) declaration of how many tricks or points a player contracts to win.

My partner chose to bid conservatively during the first round of the game.

To command or order someone to do something.

The king bid his knights to prepare for battle.

To express a greeting or farewell.

He bid them goodnight before leaving the party.

To attempt or make an effort to achieve something.

The company is bidding to win the contract for the new project.