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• bid-up
  bid-up

  noun

  the act or an instance of increasing the price of something by forcing the bidding upward.
• bid up
  bid up

  verb

  (adverb) to increase the market price of (a commodity) by making artificial bids

bid-up

American  

[bid-uhp] / ˈbɪdˌʌp /

noun

1. the act or an instance of increasing the price of something by forcing the bidding upward.

2. the amount of such increase.

   a bid-up of 100 percent in the last year.

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bid up British  

verb

1. (adverb) to increase the market price of (a commodity) by making artificial bids

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bid up Idioms  

1. Raise a price by raising one's offer, as in We were hoping to get an Oriental rug cheaply, but the dealer kept bidding us up. This phrase is used in business and commerce, particularly at auctions. [Mid-1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of bid-up

First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase bid up

Example Sentences

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bid up

“If Micron follows the same pattern as Nvidia, Micron’s stock can be bid up for three more quarters.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

In the days following the company’s public debut, retail investors helped bid up the stock with their frenetic buying.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

GameStop gained fame during the meme-stock craze of 2021, in which individual traders bid up the retailer’s stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

It’s why investors have been so slow to bid up the stock price to match the earnings outlook.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

The man bid up to fifteen hundred, but Brown held out; and I found that instead of putting seven hundred and seventy pounds into his pocket I had taken thirty out of it.

From An Unsocial Socialist by Bernard Shaw