command and order imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality. command stresses official exercise of authority. order may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise. bid …

BIDDING definition: command; summons; invitation. See examples of bidding used in a sentence.

BIDDING meaning: 1. the act of offering to pay a particular amount of money for something, by different people: 2…. Learn more.

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

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

Definition of bidding noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Idioms do someone's bidding, to submit to someone's orders; perform services for someone: After he was promoted to vice president at the bank, he expected everyone around him to do his bidding.

A person's bidding is what he or she tells you to do for them. You do your brother's bidding when he asks you to bring him his shoes and you comply.

BIDDING meaning: 1 : the act of offering to pay a particular amount of money for something the act of making bids at an auction; 2 : the act of offering to do a job for a particular price

A bid is an offer to buy something for a specified sum of money. It can also mean a proposal to complete an amount of work or service in return for payment. People make bids at auctions, when competing …