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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Investors, who had bid up Intel’s stock following the cash injections last year, were reminded in January that Tan’s rescue project still has a way to go.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The late stage of the investment cycle refers to the highly speculative period in which amateur buyers bid up securities, quietly offloaded by institutional investors, that precedes a downturn.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The sky-high stock market gives investors both the cash and the incentive to bid up the price of alternative assets like sports franchises.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Oil is priced in dollars but global investors, seeking safety amid economic turmoil, have bid up the price of the greenback.
—Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The late stage of the investment cycle refers to the highly speculative period in which amateur buyers bid up securities, quietly offloaded by institutional investors, that precedes a downturn.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The sky-high stock market gives investors both the cash and the incentive to bid up the price of alternative assets like sports franchises.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Oil is priced in dollars but global investors, seeking safety amid economic turmoil, have bid up the price of the greenback.
—Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Bid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bid%20up. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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