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)
noun
Etymology
Origin of overbid
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, some investors say the firm has often overbid for stakes in hot companies, driving up valuations more broadly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2016
Since three would have been a considerable overbid opposite a balancing overcall, she took the cautious route.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2014
Oil companies overestimated how much these tracts would produce, overbid to secure them, and thus saw poor returns.
From Time ● Jul. 30, 2013
Two franchisees on the East Coast mainline went bust having overbid, and several other franchisees are under what are touchingly called "special measures", having got into trouble through over-bidding.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2012
And one would overbid another, offering far more than a whole herd of pigs were worth.
From The Swedish Fairy Book by Various
“The way the market is, people are just overbidding to just try to get in things.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Not only would he have fewer points than larger food banks, he also might end up wasting them by overbidding.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2016
The contestant whose guess is closest to the actual price, without overbidding, wins the prize and progresses to the more lucrative pricing games where tens of thousands of dollars can be won.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2013
Despite the hype surrounding Sundance — publicists sent this reporter 419 unsolicited story pitches tied to the festival — seasoned buyers practiced what Mr. Redford preached and were cautious about overbidding.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2012
They were both courageous players, ready to take a chance, without overbidding.
From Manslaughter by Miller, Alice Duer
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