American
[oh-ver-bid, oh-ver-bid]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈbɪd, ˈoʊ vərˌbɪd /
verb (used with object)
overbid,
overbidding
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to bid more than the value of (a thing).
to overbid one's cards.
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to outbid.
She overbid him for the painting.
verb (used without object)
overbid,
overbidding
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to bid more than the actual value or worth.
a tendency to overbid at auctions; to overbid at bridge.
verb
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(intr) bridge to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win
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to bid more than the value of (something)
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged"
2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986
© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
noun
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a bid higher than someone else's bid
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged"
2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986
© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Etymology
First recorded in 1610–20; over- + bid 1
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