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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

Bid up to one hundred thousand, then 'phone me.

From On With Torchy by Lincoln, Foster

Bid up now, friends; how much a piece?

From Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' by Groce, Helen Mason