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There was a bidding war between Epic Records and Jive - now RCA - which was bittersweet. Just having labels bid over me was really cool, but I ended up going with Jive because it felt better over there, and they have my favorite artists like Usher, Chris Brown, and Justin Timberlake.
Jacob Latimore

Meaning of "bidding war" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIDDING WAR

bidding war  [ˈbɪdɪŋ wɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIDDING WAR

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bidding war is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIDDING WAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bidding war

Bidding War is a card game typically involving two players. A radical variation of the classic game War, the result is not predetermined and a good player can win consistently. Since the game does not require cards to be placed on a table, it can be played in a car or even while standing or walking, which makes it popular among travelers. It uses a standard Anglo-American playing card deck.

Definition of bidding war in the English dictionary

The definition of bidding war in the dictionary is a situation in which multiple offerers bid to own a single property.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIDDING WAR


antiwar
ˌæntɪˈwɔː
awa´
əˈwɔː
cyberwar
ˈsaɪbəˌwɔː
jowar
dʒəˈwɔː
men-of-war
ˌmenəˈwɔː
psywar
ˈsaɪˌwɔː
squaw
skwɔː
swore
swɔː
twa
twɔː
war
wɔː
Waugh
wɔː
waw
wɔː
wha
hwɔː
wore
wɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIDDING WAR

bidarkee
Bidault
biddability
biddable
biddableness
bidden
bidder
biddi-biddi
biddies
bidding
Biddle
biddy
biddy-bid
biddy-biddies
biddy-biddy
bide
bide a wee
bide by
bide one´s time
bident

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIDDING WAR

air war
civil war
cold war
council of war
declaration of war
dirty war
fare war
flame war
ground war
guerrilla war
holy war
man o´ war
opium war
prisoner of war
shooting war
sloop of war
state of war
theatre of war
trade war
turf war

Synonyms and antonyms of bidding war in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bidding war» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIDDING WAR

Find out the translation of bidding war to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bidding war from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bidding war» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

竞购战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guerra de ofertas
570 millions of speakers

English

bidding war
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोली युद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرب مزايدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цену война
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guerra de lances
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিডিং যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guerre d´enchères
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bidaan perang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bieterkampf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

入札合戦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

입찰 전쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perang penawaran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc chiến đấu thầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏலத்தில் போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोली युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

teklif savaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guerra di offerta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

licytacja wojna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ціну війна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

război al ofertelor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόλεμο προσφορών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bod oorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

budgivning krig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

budkrig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bidding war

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIDDING WAR»

The term «bidding war» is regularly used and occupies the 83.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bidding war

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QUOTES WITH «BIDDING WAR»

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Jacob Latimore
There was a bidding war between Epic Records and Jive - now RCA - which was bittersweet. Just having labels bid over me was really cool, but I ended up going with Jive because it felt better over there, and they have my favorite artists like Usher, Chris Brown, and Justin Timberlake.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIDDING WAR»

Discover the use of bidding war in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bidding war and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bidding War
When Angela wins a day with local hero Astronaut Bob at a charity auction, her arch-rival Nanette Manoir determines to gain Bob's attention for herself.
Kent Redeker, Joanna Ferrone, Sue Rose, 2001
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The Cuckoo's Calling
Introducing Cormoran Strike, this is the acclaimed first crime novel by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Robert Galbraith, J. K. Rowling, 2013
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Fight Back: 81 Ways to Help You Save Money and Protect ...
Mark Weisleder is a real estate lawyer in Toronto and aregularcontributorto TheStar.com I Developed a Bidding war clause a few years ago that is widely used in real estate contracts. The clause says that the buyer is presenting his offer based ...
Ellen Roseman, 2012
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Get it in Writing
But seriously, if three or four legitimate labels are killing themselves trying to sign you, you have a bidding war on your hands. This can actually be pretty tough on you, because everyone will want a moment of your time and it will be hard to ...
Brian McPherson, 1999
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Governance, Multinationals, and Growth
In other words, the bidding war internalizes the externality and ensures that the plant goes to the location where the net social benefit is greatest, not necessarily where the net private profit is greatest or where the offered bribe is highest.4 Now  ...
Lorraine Eden, Wendy Dobson, 2005
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Algorithmic Game Theory: 4th International Symposium, SAGT ...
(a) starting bid is pmin (b) Random starting bids (c) Bidding war cycle Fig. 2. Simulations of repeated budget auction using a 'Round Robin' scheduler. The agents in (a) and (b) are described at Table 1. In (a) their starting bid is the minimum ...
Giuseppe Persiano, 2011
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Merger Arbitrage: A Fundamental Approach to Event-Driven ...
The bidding war continued on August 27, with Dell offering $27 per share for the data storage firm and HP responding just 90 minutes later with a bid of $30 per share, valuing 3PAR at nearly $2 billion. At that time, 3PAR's shares were trading  ...
Lionel Melka, Amit Shabi, 2012
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Snipers, Shills, & Sharks: EBay and Human Behavior
We can think of a bidding war as a manifestation of bidders being influenced by observing the posted second prices, and reconsidering their values. In this sense a bidding war is a symptom of uncertainty about values, although one could also  ...
Kenneth Steiglitz, 2007
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Harvard Business Review on Winning Negotiations
Someone bidsabovean item's truevalueand thus is “cursed” by acquiringit. Bidding warsoftenlead toabovevalue offers. One bidding war broke out recently over Guidant, which makes heart devices such as defibrillators, pacemakers, and stents.
Harvard Business Review, 2013
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The Manila Water Concession: A Key Government Official's ...
In order to preempt this, we drummed up the rivalry between two of the local firms — Ayala and Metro Pacific — and the image of an upcoming "bidding war." Later on, when a prominent Senator started talking about the "bidding war," we knew ...
Mark Dumol, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIDDING WAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bidding war is used in the context of the following news items.
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Transfer news: Leicester City in bidding war for QPR's Charlie Austin
Leicester City face a bidding war to land transfer target Charlie Austin with a host of clubs also chasing the QPR striker. Austin has been ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Everton could benefit from bidding war for winger
The Liverpool Echo is claiming that Sunderland are considering going up against Celtic in the race to try and sign winger Aiden McGeady. «Royal Blue Mersey, Jul 15»
3
City face De Bruyne bidding war
Manchester City are ready to offer up to £50m for Kevin De Bruyne as they prepare for a transfer battle with Paris St-Germain. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
Treeclimbing guide for adults sparks bidding war
The author of a guide to climbing trees, aimed at adults rather than children, has landed a big money deal after a bidding war by rival ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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How to win a bidding war
How to win a bidding war. Google +. bidding war. A seller's worst fear is to have to go back to market after a contract falls through. In a market ... «Washington Blade, Jul 15»
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How Leafs tickets won a six-way bidding war for an Ajax house
Seeing the teddy bear in a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey told him all he needed to know. T.K. Butler of HomeLife Cimerman Real Estate Ltd. was ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
7
Centene shares drop on fears of bidding war for Health Net
Thursday morning as the Medicaid insurer's announced plans to buy Health Net Inc. quickly transformed into talk of a bidding war. Centene ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
8
Arsenal and Tottenham refuse to join Schneiderlin bidding war
Arsenal and Tottenham refuse to join Schneiderlin bidding war, Manchester United want £50m Muller - Thursday's top transfer stories. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
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Could there be a bidding war for Affinity Education Group Ltd?
The takeover offer for Affinity Education Group Ltd (ASX: AFJ) by its larger rival G8 Education Ltd (ASX: GEM) could trigger a bidding war for the ... «Motley Fool Australia, Jul 15»
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Glencore plc Joining A Bidding War For Rio Tinto plc's Coal Would …
Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO) doesn't seem exactly wedded to its thermal coal business, so reports that Mick Davis' X2 vehicle may be seriously ... «The Motley Fool UK, Jul 15»

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