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command : order, bid1 noun [countable]

1 an offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at an auction1

[+ for]: They put in the highest bid for the house.

2 an offer to do work or provide services for a specific price

[+ for]: rival bids for the cleaning contract

3 an attempt to achieve or obtain something

[+ for]: a bid for power | bid to do sth: a desperate bid to free herself from a loveless marriage

4 a statement of how many points you hope to win in a card game

****auction1 /'O:kSFn ? ?k ? noun [countable]

a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the most money for them : put sth up for auction (=try to sell something at an auction): The house was put up for auction. | auction house (=a company that arranges auctions)