Bidding

n.	1.	Command; order; a proclamation or notifying.
	2.	The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.

Noun	1.	bidding - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something Synonyms: bid, command, dictation
	2.	bidding - a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" Synonyms: summons
	3.	bidding - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make Synonyms: bid

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