bidding
Translation
bidding, auction, command
Examples
The bidding started at one hundred dollars.
The bidding started at one hundred pounds.
He was there to do his master's bidding.
He was there to do his master's bidding.
Grammar Patterns
the bidding for sth. the process of offering to pay a particular amount of money for sth. The bidding started at one hundred dollars.
do sb.'s bidding to do what you are told or ordered to do He was there to do his master's bidding.
Similar Words
Synonyms: auction, offering; command, instruction
Etymology
From the verb 'bid' plus the gerund/noun suffix '-ing'.
Memory Tips
'Bidding' refers to the act of making a 'bid'. The '-ing' suffix denotes an action or process.