bidding: Meaning and Definition of

bid•ding

Pronunciation: (bid'ing), [key]
— n.
  1. command; summons; invitation: I went there at his bidding.
  2. bids collectively, or a period during which bids are made or received: The bidding began furiously.
  3. a bid.
  4. 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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