outbid
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Present
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outbidsimple
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outbidssimple
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have outbidperfect
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have outbiddenperfect
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has outbidperfect
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has outbiddenperfect
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am outbiddingprogressive
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are outbiddingprogressive
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is outbiddingprogressive
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have been outbiddingperfect progressive
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has been outbiddingperfect progressive
Past
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outbidsimple
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had outbidperfect
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had outbiddenperfect
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was outbiddingprogressive
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were outbiddingprogressive
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had been outbiddingperfect progressive
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Etymology
Origin of outbid
Example Sentences
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In England and Wales, buyers can currently be outbid at a late stage of the sale and chains can fall apart months into the process, causing huge frustration for buyers as well as being expensive.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
However, Wall Street on Monday mused if other suitors may look to outbid Fox for Roku.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
However, they have been outbid by rivals on occasion, including in the deal that saw Marc Guehi join Manchester City in January.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Because members of this new class are less sensitive to price increases, they can outbid middle- and working-class families for key goods and services, including houses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Rich medical schools outbid the less fortunate ones.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
I can imagine a scenario where a company such as Salesforce, which considered a Twitter acquisition in 2016, outbids Musk and walks off with Twitter.
From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2022
Europe’s plan could impact emerging markets that are trying to transition away from fossil fuels, if Europe outbids them for gas supplies, say energy analysts.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 9, 2022
Or just enough to risk losing him to a team that outbids for his services via the NFL’s transition tag?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2017
Or constantly refreshing, sweating, hopin’ and a-prayin’ that someone outbids you, because you’ve blown your wages on a “french shabby chic armchair’” which is bigger than the actual square footage of your flat?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2014
"And the man who outbids me for that horse will have to mortgage his ranch and borrow money on his Liberty Bonds."
From The Pride of Palomar by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
"One thousand and one hundred," said Ayoub the irrepressible And now Tsamanni not only found himself outbidden, but he had reached the outrageous limit appointed by Asad.
From The Sea-Hawk by Sabatini, Rafael
On the one hand did he permit himself to be outbidden his master might visit upon him his disappointment.
From The Sea-Hawk by Sabatini, Rafael
He rose to scrutinize her closely, and must have been satisfied, for the price he offered was a good one, and he offered it with contemptuous assurance that he would not be outbidden.
From The Sea-Hawk by Sabatini, Rafael
"But it seems that she caught thy fancy, and the fool suffered himself to be outbidden."
From The Sea-Hawk by Sabatini, Rafael
I have long outbidden folly with folly, pride with pride, scorn with scorn, insolence with insolence, and have outlived many vanities with many more.
From Bleak House by Dickens, Charles
“The AI companies have the deepest pockets in the economy and they’re outbidding everyone else for memory,” said Jim Secreto, a consultant who worked in the Commerce Department during the Biden administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
With the key buying season to refill storage just around the corner, outbidding Asian countries in a tight market would be an expensive proposition.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Occidental has been on the hunt to expand in shale fields since at least 2019, when it spent $38 billion to buy Anadarko, outbidding Chevron.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
The Home Office has been accused of leaving people homeless by outbidding councils in a fierce competition for scarce accommodation.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2023
People turned to see who was outbidding the large man in the front.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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