biddingPronunciation: /ˈbɪdɪŋ/Translate bidding | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of bidding noun [mass noun] 1the offering of particular prices for something, especially at an auction: other companies in the bidding include General Electric the prices offered during the course of bidding for something:the bidding rose to £280,000 (in bridge and whist) the action of stating before play how many tricks one intends to make. 2the ordering or requesting of someone to do something:women came running at his bidding Balfour refused to do their biddingbidding in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bidding in the US English dictionary