bid up
verb
bade up or bid up; bidden up or bid up also bade up; bidding up; bids up
: to raise the price of (something, such as property at auction) by a succession of offers
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And when buyers bid up temporary capacity like this, the pricing power sits with whoever owns the capacity.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Investors have bid up the share prices of these companies now in anticipation of big profits down the road.
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Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Commissioners who supported the purchase were hoping to authorize County Administrator Monica Cepero to bid up to $100 million on the property at the July 23 auction.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Christie’s global president Alex Rotter ping-ponged bids up to $152 million with dealer Iwan Wirth in the room, who was presumably representing Laurene Powell Jobs.
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Julie Brener Davich,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Investors have bid up the share prices of these companies now in anticipation of big profits down the road.
—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Commissioners who supported the purchase were hoping to authorize County Administrator Monica Cepero to bid up to $100 million on the property at the July 23 auction.
—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Christie’s global president Alex Rotter ping-ponged bids up to $152 million with dealer Iwan Wirth in the room, who was presumably representing Laurene Powell Jobs.
—
Julie Brener Davich,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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“Bid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bid%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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