rebid

American  

[ree-bid, ree-bid] / riˈbɪd, ˈriˌbɪd /

verb (used with object)

rebid, rebidding

1. Bridge. to make a second bid in (a suit that one bid previously).

   He opened a spade and then rebid spades on the three level.

2. to submit again for bids, as a work contract or project.

   The state rebid the proposed road because the original bids were too high.

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verb (used without object)

rebid, rebidding

1. Bridge. to make a second bid.

   He had enough points to open the bidding but not enough to rebid after his partner's pass.

noun

1. Bridge. a second bid.

   a rebid to keep the auction open.

Etymology

Origin of rebid

First recorded in 1920–25; re- + bid ¹

Example Sentences

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rebid rebidding

The group sued the agency and pushed for Metro to rebid the contract entirely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025

States can rebid abandoned wind farm projects, but at costs that will likely be much higher than the canceled contracts.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

Massachusetts officials have said they will allow Avangrid to rebid for a new power contract despite pulling out of its initial Commonwealth Wind deal.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2023

Those organizations would have to rebid for contracts, in what Dones said is an effort “to really orient the system to be an engine to get people inside really rapidly.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

With contracts set to expire at the end of the year, the territory’s six licensed operators, Sands China, Wynn Macau, Galaxy Entertainment, MGM China, SJM Holdings, Melco Resorts have to rebid for their spots.

From Reuters ● Aug. 26, 2022

Still, shares were down 14% year to date—falling after it was announced a $1.7 billion contract to supply antennas for a Space Force program that AeroVironment’s subsidiary BlueHalo had won would go up for rebidding.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

When Metro learned of the lapse, the agency allowed Hyundai to modify the contract, instead of rebidding it as is legally required, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024

The Ohio Lottery Commission also began the process this year of rebidding its lucrative central gaming system contract, worth more than $90 million every two years, said spokesperson Danielle Frizzi-Babb.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

Macau has not yet made the rebidding process clear.

From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2021

"My end view is either that it should be left where it is or there should be a rebidding process," said Bernstein.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2013