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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Everything from Big Tech stocks that have been bid up amid the artificial-intelligence frenzy to airlines to metals companies fell.
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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
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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
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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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