BIDDING

Definition of BIDDING

  1. (noun)an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  2. (noun)a request to be present
  3. (noun)(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
  4. (verb)propose a payment
  5. (verb)invoke upon
  6. (verb)ask for or request earnestly
  7. (verb)make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
  8. (verb)make a serious effort to attain something
  9. (verb)ask someone in a friendly way to do something