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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That’s especially true for Portugal, where one of Europe’s most popular programs led to foreigners bidding up homes at the expense of locals.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s pushed some investors to bid up put options to protect this year’s gains.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Investors seem to be bidding up the shares more on expectations than reality.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Restricting housing near transit leads to competition that bids up the prices of those homes.
—Nicole Capretz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s pushed some investors to bid up put options to protect this year’s gains.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Investors seem to be bidding up the shares more on expectations than reality.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Restricting housing near transit leads to competition that bids up the prices of those homes.
—Nicole Capretz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Bid up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bid%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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