bid

[ bid ]

/ bɪd /

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verb (used with object), bade or (Archaic) bad for 1, 2, 5 or bid for 3, 4; bid·den or bid for 1, 2, 5 or bid for 3, 4; bid·ding.

to command; order; direct: to bid them depart.

to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish): to bid good night.

Commerce. to offer (a certain sum) as the price one will pay or charge: They bid $25,000 and got the contract.

Cards. to enter a bid of (a given quantity or suit): to bid two no-trump.

to summon by invitation; invite.

verb (used without object), bade or (Archaic) bad for 6 or bid for 7; bid·den or bid for 6 or bid for 7; bid·ding.

to command; order; direct:I will do as you bid.

to make a bid: She bid at the auction for the old chair.

noun

an act or instance of bidding.

Cards.

an offer to make a specified number of points or to take a specified number of tricks.
the amount of such an offer.
the turn of a person to bid.

an invitation: a bid to join the club.

an attempt to attain some goal or purpose: a bid for election.

Also called bid price. Stock Exchange. the highest price a prospective buyer is willing to pay for a security at a given moment.

Verb Phrases past and past participle bid,present participle bid·ding.

bid in, Commerce. to overbid all offers for (property) at an auction in order to retain ownership.

bid up, Commerce. to increase the market price of by increasing bids.

SYNONYMS FOR bid

1 charge; require, enjoin.

3 offer, tender, proffer.

8 offer, proposal; proffer.

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Idioms for bidpast bade or (Archaic) bad,past participle bid·den or bid,present participle bid·ding.

bid fair. fair¹ (def. 29).

Origin of bid

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

OTHER WORDS FROM bid

bidder, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bid

bidder , bitter

Definition for bid (2 of 4)

bid²

[ bid ]

/ bɪd /

verb Archaic.

past participle of bide.

Definition for bid (3 of 4)

b.i.d.

(in prescriptions) twice a day.

Origin of b.i.d.

From Latin bis in diē

Definition for bid (4 of 4)

B.I.D.

Bachelor of Industrial Design.

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Example sentences from the Web for bid

Same with the Pac-12, although if USC or Oregon win out, they’ll get the fourth bid.
Cincinnati and BYU are making a case for the College Football Playoff. Is anyone listening?|John Feinstein|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
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High-profile women of color won their election bids, including the four representatives—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib—known as “The Squad.”
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There, she became the youngest person — and first woman — to present an arbitration case, ultimately winning Chicago its bid over pitcher Alex Fernandez’s salary.
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Last week, she lost a congressional bid in a landslide – 19 points, as of the latest ballot count – to Sara Jacobs, who has never held elective office and lost a race in a different congressional district in 2018.
The Rise and Fall (for Now) of Georgette Gómez|Andrew Keatts|November 16, 2020|Voice of San Diego
It went up for auction on the website Williams & Williams and was snapped up by an anonymous Vietnamese bidder for $900,000.
America’s Tiniest Town Is Sold And Renamed PhinDeli Town Buford, Wyoming|Nina Strochlic|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He bid quickly and quietly against a second bidder until the lot reached $6.5 million.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Big Christie’s Auction Brings in $38.8 Million|Isabel Wilkinson|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"$450,000," called the auctioneer, pointing to a bidder in the crowd at Christie's.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Big Christie’s Auction Brings in $38.8 Million|Isabel Wilkinson|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bidder replied with a deprecating smile: "What other concerns are there of our importance and size?"
Dawson Black: Retail Merchant|Harold Whitehead
A man who had made money in iron-mines in the County of Durham was a bidder, and finally offered £240 for the holding.
Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888)|William Henry Hurlbert
Second, he knows whether the bidder under consideration is dependable or inclined to skimp in hidden but essential points.
If You're Going to Live in the Country|Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
But Mr. Bidder, dying to mount his hobby-horse, and not caring how, said it was not at all curious.
Ravenshoe|Henry Kingsley
Some players hesitate about doubling a bid of two, preferring to take the chance of forcing the bidder higher.
Auction of To-day|Milton C. Work

British Dictionary definitions for bid (1 of 2)

bid

/ (bɪd) /

verb bids, bidding, bad, bade, esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7 bid, bidden or esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7 bid

(often foll by for or against) to offer (an amount) in attempting to buy something, esp in competition with others as at an auction

commerce to respond to an offer by a seller by stating (the more favourable terms) on which one is willing to make a purchase

(tr) to say (a greeting, blessing, etc)to bid farewell

to order; commanddo as you are bid!

(intr usually foll by for) to attempt to attain power, etc

(tr) to invite; ask kindlyshe bade him sit down

bridge to declare in the auction before play how many tricks one expects to make

bid defiance to resist boldly

bid fair to seem probable

noun

an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction
the price offered

commerce

a statement by a buyer, in response to an offer by a seller, of the more favourable terms that would be acceptable
the price or other terms so stated

an attempt, esp an attempt to attain power

bridge

the number of tricks a player undertakes to make
a player's turn to make a bid

short for bid price

Derived forms of bid

bidder, noun

Word Origin for bid

Old English biddan; related to German bitten

British Dictionary definitions for bid (2 of 2)

b.i.d.

abbreviation for (in prescriptions)

bis in die

Word Origin for b.i.d.

Latin: twice a day

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Medical definitions for bid

b.i.d.

abbr.

bis in die (twice a day)

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verb (used with object), bade or (Archaic) bad for 1, 2, 5 or bid for 3, 4; bid·den or bid for 1, 2, 5 or bid for 3, 4; bid·ding.

verb (used without object), bade or (Archaic) bad for 6 or bid for 7; bid·den or bid for 6 or bid for 7; bid·ding.

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Verb Phrases past and past participle bid,present participle bid·ding.

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Idioms for bidpast bade or (Archaic) bad,past participle bid·den or bid,present participle bid·ding.

Origin of bid

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