bid
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to command; order; direct.
to bid them depart.
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to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish).
to bid good night.
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Commerce. to offer (a certain sum) as the price one will pay or charge.
They bid $25,000 and got the contract.
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Cards. to enter a bid of (a given quantity or suit).
to bid two no-trump.
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to summon by invitation; invite.
verb (used without object)
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to command; order; direct.
I will do as you bid.
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to make a bid.
She bid at the auction for the old chair.
noun
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an act or instance of bidding.
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Cards.
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an offer to make a specified number of points or to take a specified number of tricks.
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the amount of such an offer.
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the turn of a person to bid.
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an invitation.
a bid to join the club.
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an attempt to attain some goal or purpose.
a bid for election.
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Also called bid price. Stock Exchange. the highest price a prospective buyer is willing to pay for a security at a given moment.
verb phrase
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bid up to increase the market price of by increasing bids.
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bid in to overbid all offers for (property) at an auction in order to retain ownership.
idioms
verb
abbreviation
abbreviation
verb
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to offer (an amount) in attempting to buy something, esp in competition with others as at an auction
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commerce to respond to an offer by a seller by stating (the more favourable terms) on which one is willing to make a purchase
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(tr) to say (a greeting, blessing, etc)
to bid farewell
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to order; command
do as you are bid!
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to attempt to attain power, etc
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(tr) to invite; ask kindly
she bade him sit down
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bridge to declare in the auction before play how many tricks one expects to make
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to resist boldly
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to seem probable
noun
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an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction
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the price offered
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commerce
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a statement by a buyer, in response to an offer by a seller, of the more favourable terms that would be acceptable
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the price or other terms so stated
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an attempt, esp an attempt to attain power
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bridge
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the number of tricks a player undertakes to make
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a player's turn to make a bid
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short for bid price
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
- bidder noun
Etymology
Origin of bid1
before 900; Middle English bidden, Old English biddan to beg, ask; cognate with Old Frisian bidda, Old Saxon biddian, Old High German bittan ( German bitten ), Old Norse bithja, Gothic bidjan; all < Germanic *bid-ja- (< Indo-European *bhidh- ) command, akin to Greek peíthein to persuade, inspire with trust, English bide
Origin of b.i.d.3
From Latin bis in diē
Example Sentences
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A man accused of impersonating a federal agent in a bid to allegedly free Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down the CEO of United Healthcare in 2024, has been arrested.
From BBC
US gymnast Jordan Chiles's bid to retain her Paris Olympics bronze medal will continue after Switzerland's top court sent the matter back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday.
From Barron's
Labour plans to introduce minimum energy performance ratings for social homes in England, in a bid to cut tenants' fuel bills and meet climate goals.
From BBC
Preparing its bid for Warner Bros. “forced us on the journey to really take a good look at what we have and what we’re building,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times
The whistleblower complained that Chan had filmed a child falling asleep and set the footage to music, in a bid to entertain his colleagues.
From BBC
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