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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

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Example Sentences

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bid up

Building and operating data centers may have increased demand for blue-collar workers and bid up wages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

This could cause them bid up to exit quickly—and push stock prices to rise rapidly.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 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

I bid up to a hundred guineas, but there was someone else bent on having it and when he bid 105 guineas I let him have it, not without regret. 

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler

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