bidding war

Frequency: 6.55.2 per million words

A situation where two or more parties compete to offer increasingly higher prices, especially for something being auctioned or sold.

biddingbidding + NOUN

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war

Examples (10)

  • The house sold for well over the asking price after a fierce bidding war.
  • A rare manuscript sparked a bidding war between two wealthy collectors.
  • The two tech giants became locked in a bidding war to acquire the startup.
  • We had to drop out of the bidding war when the price became too high for our budget.
  • To avoid a bidding war, they made an offer so high it discouraged other buyers.
  • I got caught up in a last-minute bidding war on eBay for a vintage camera.
  • The intense bidding war drove the final sale price to a record-breaking level.
  • Analysts predict a bidding war will erupt over the company's valuable patents.
  • The government contract led to an unexpected bidding war among several construction firms.
  • Be careful not to get too emotional during a bidding war; it's easy to overpay.