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bid in

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verb

  1. (adverb) (in an auction) to outbid all previous offers for (one's own property) to retain ownership or increase the final selling price

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Crude futures rose for a third straight session with tensions in Iran keeping a bid in the market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since accepting Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid in early December, the Warner Bros. board has twice formally rejected Paramount’s competing $108 billion bid, questioning its financing and the way it valued the cable television business.

From MarketWatch

Discovery’s board voted unanimously this week to reject Paramount’s revised bid, in which billionaire Larry Ellison agreed to personally guarantee the equity portion of his son’s firm’s financing package.

From Los Angeles Times

Paramount launched its hostile bid in December after accusing Warner of not meaningfully engaging with it even as it submitted multiple takeover proposals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newcastle's priorities are now elsewhere after they failed with a £55m bid in the summer and signed Nick Woltemade.

From BBC