outbid
verb (used with object)
to outdo in bidding; make a higher bid than (another bidder).
had outbid
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past perfectof outbid.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But imagine if instead the Brewers had outbid the Dodgers and they had to go through Skubal first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
An earlier version of this article misstated that Ant had outbid Citadel for the Chinese unit of Credit Suisse.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
He had outbid thousands people representing more than 150 countries, according to the company.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2021
It was the first time a group had outbid a timber company for the right to block an entire timber sale.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 20, 2019
The officer regarded her with much interest, and turned away in evident disappointment, for the old Turk who had outbid him, had gone beyond any means that he possessed.
From The Circassian Slave, or, the Sultan's favorite : a story of Constantinople and the Caucasus by Maturin Murray Ballou
