bidder
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bidders
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a person who bids or offers a particular amount to purchase something, usually in competition with other potential buyers.
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a person or company that bids or proposes a particular amount as a charge to complete a project or service, often competitively.
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Cards. a player who makes a bid of a particular quantity or suit.
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Disney will serve as a stalking horse bidder for a non-exclusive perpetual license of some of Character’s intellectual property, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The revised deal comes after Synaptics received an offer from another bidder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Famous faces — from musicians to Instagram influencers — can capture attention, and they sell this power to the highest bidder.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Reynolds said a bidder had come forward earlier this year, but the government had decided against supporting it, citing "serious concerns" over the proposed financing of the deal and "protections for UK taxpayers".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The new bidder was an older man, white-haired yet tall and fit, with leathery brown skin and a close-cropped salt-and-pepper beard.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Andrew Ewbank, who runs Ewbank's and conducted the sale from the rostrum himself, told bidders he was "going for a lie down" afterwards.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Investors submitted $2.77 in bids for every $1 of bonds available, while indirect bidders, a category that includes foreign institutions, absorbed more than 80% of the offering.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
It also warned the top priority for the bidders, called London & Valley Water, was to "extract immediate value from Thames Water, not steer it to long-term success".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Now they are auctioned before they are opened rather than after, so bidders don’t know what they are getting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Again, it boils down to a few active bidders.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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