bidding

Plural: biddings

Noun

• A command; also, the act of offering a price.
• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• a request to be present
  • "they came at his bidding"
• (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
• That which one is bidden to do; a command.
• The act of placing a bid.

Verb

• propose a payment
• invoke upon
• ask for or request earnestly
• make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
• make a serious effort to attain something
• ask someone in a friendly way to do something
• present participle and gerund of bid

Examples

• Following the strict BIDDING of the game rules, she placed her tiles for a bingo.
• I still have lots of paperwork to do at the boss's bidding.

Synonyms

adjure, beseech, bid, call, command, conjure, dictation, entreat, invite, offer, press, summons, tender, wish, behest