bid + -ing

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1. the offering of particular prices for something, especially at an auction:

せり, 入札

e.g. other companies in the bidding include General Electric

e.g. their first sale produced a wide range of lots and some energetic bidding.

the offers made by bidding in an auction:

e.g. from a cautious opener of $30, the bidding soared to $450.

(in bridge and whist) the action of stating before play how many tricks one intends to make.

(トランプの)せり, ビッド

2. the ordering or requesting of someone to do something:

言いつけ, 命令; 依頼; 勧誘

e.g. the clandestine associations that would act at their bidding

e.g. in singular : I never needed a second bidding.

do what someone orders or requests, typically in a way considered overly slavish.