rebid

[ verb ree-bid; noun ree-bid ]

verb (used with object),re·bid, re·bid·ding.
  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.

verb (used without object),re·bid, re·bid·ding.
  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.

Origin of rebid

1
First recorded in 1920–25; re- + bid1

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