bid up

verb

To raise the price of (an item at auction) by bidding.

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Meanings

verbbid up (third-person singular simple present bids up, present participle bidding up, simple past and past participle bid up)

present singular third person bids up · participle present bidding up

  1. transitiveTo raise the price of (an item at auction) by bidding.
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APA

bid up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bid%20up

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“bid up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bid%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bid up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bid%20up.

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