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Definition of bidding war in English: bidding warnoun A situation in which two or more parties repeatedly outbid each other as they compete to purchase something. the film drew such rave reviews that it ignited a bidding war between the major film distribution companies Example sentencesExamples - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' spidery garage rock has sparked a record-company bidding war.
- During a prolonged telephone bidding war punctuated by gasps from a stunned audience, the work climbed far above its $800,000 high estimate.
- They decided to share the rights instead of falling into a bidding war.
- A heavy bidding war for the film rights to the proposed book ensued.
- The labor shortage has set off bidding wars for talent, which can wreak havoc on a business.
- I called Laura up, and I didn't know there was a bidding war for the rights at the time.
- Maybe we'd have multiple offers and a bidding war would ensue.
- A couple of months earlier she was at the centre of a bidding war between record giants Universal and Sony.
- He looks remarkably unruffled for a man who, barely out of his teens, recently caused an astonishing bidding war among record companies.
- Soon there was a bidding war and international interest.
Definition of bidding war in US English: bidding warnoun A situation in which two or more parties repeatedly outbid each other as they compete to purchase something. the movie drew such rave reviews that it ignited a bidding war between the major film distribution companies Example sentencesExamples - The labor shortage has set off bidding wars for talent, which can wreak havoc on a business.
- They decided to share the rights instead of falling into a bidding war.
- He looks remarkably unruffled for a man who, barely out of his teens, recently caused an astonishing bidding war among record companies.
- I called Laura up, and I didn't know there was a bidding war for the rights at the time.
- A heavy bidding war for the film rights to the proposed book ensued.
- The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' spidery garage rock has sparked a record-company bidding war.
- During a prolonged telephone bidding war punctuated by gasps from a stunned audience, the work climbed far above its $800,000 high estimate.
- Maybe we'd have multiple offers and a bidding war would ensue.
- A couple of months earlier she was at the centre of a bidding war between record giants Universal and Sony.
- Soon there was a bidding war and international interest.
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