bid up
verb
bade up or bid up; bidden up or bid up also bade up; bidding up; bids up
: to raise the price of (something, such as property at auction) by a succession of offers
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After all, the No. 1 spot on Promontory’s club list (along with one case a year for 10 years plus a few large format bottles) was bid up to $600,000 at Auction Napa Valley in 2014.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
As of this writing, the U.S. stock market has fallen less than most other stock markets, and investors have bid up the U.S. dollar given its safe-haven status.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2020
As a result, the Dutch massively bid up their prices.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
In that time frame, bond investors have relentlessly bid up yields on 10- and 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds, which are closely correlated to mortgage and auto rates.
—Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
As of this writing, the U.S. stock market has fallen less than most other stock markets, and investors have bid up the U.S. dollar given its safe-haven status.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2020
As a result, the Dutch massively bid up their prices.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
In that time frame, bond investors have relentlessly bid up yields on 10- and 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds, which are closely correlated to mortgage and auto rates.
—Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Bid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bid%20up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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