bid up

verb

bade up or bid up; bidden up or bid up also bade up; bidding up; bids up

transitive verb

: to raise the price of (something, such as property at auction) by a succession of offers

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Everything from Big Tech stocks that have been bid up amid the artificial-intelligence frenzy to airlines to metals companies fell. CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025 Big Tech stocks that have been bid up amid the artificial-intelligence frenzy dropped, as did airlines and metals companies. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Traders might bid up the price of U.S. crude oil to cover any shortfall in region. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025 Yeah, so initially the enablers of a technology are the ones that the market bids up. Andy Mills, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bid up

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bid up was in 1864

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“Bid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bid%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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