An authoritative direction or instruction to do something

A request to be present

(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

National Olympic Committees that wish to host an Olympic Games select cities within their territories to put forth Bids for the Olympic Games.

Construction bidding is the process of submitting a proposal to undertake, or manage the undertaking of a construction project.

A formal proposal to buy at a specified price

Bidding is the process in many card games, such as Skat, Pinochle, Binokel, Bridge, Solo Whist, Préférence, L’Hombre, Bauernschnapsen and most types of Tarock, whereby players vie to be able to specify the type of contract, the trump cards and/or to be able to pick up a set of face-down cards known variously, for example, as the talon, skat, dabb.