Bidding | Mean of bidding in English Dictionary

/ˈbɪdɪŋ/

• Noun
• the act of offering to pay a particular amount of money for something
1. We expect to see heavy bidding on this item. [=we expect a lot of people to offer money for this item]
2. Bidding started at $1,000.
• the act of offering to do a job for a particular price
1. Bidding for the renovation project begins soon.
• as someone has told you or ordered you to do
1. He attended law school at his father's bidding. [=because his father told/wanted him to attend law school]

• to do what someone tells you or orders you to do
1. He was at the beck and call of powerful interest groups and was always willing to do their bidding.