Bidding vs. Auction

Biddingnoun

That which one is bidden to do; a command.

Biddingnoun

The act of placing a bid.

Biddingnoun

Command; order; a proclamation or notifying.

Biddingnoun

The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.

Biddingnoun

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

Biddingnoun

a request to be present;

Biddingnoun

(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

Bidding

Bidding is an offer (often competitive) to set a price tag by an individual or business for a product or service or a demand that something be done. Bidding is used to determine the cost or value of something.

Auctionnoun

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

Auctionnoun

(bridge) The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract.

Auctionverb

To sell at an auction.

Auctionnoun

A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.

Auctionnoun

The things sold by auction or put up to auction.

Auctionverb

To sell by auction.

Auctionnoun

a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge

Auctionnoun

the public sale of something to the highest bidder

Auctionverb

sell at an auction

Auction

An auction is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from the lowest bidder. Some exceptions to this definition exist and are described in the section about different types.