bid
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of BID
1
past tense and past participle
bid
a
:
to offer to pay (a particular amount of money) for something that is being sold
:
to make a bid at an auction
[+ object]
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I'll bid $100 for/on the lamp but no higher.
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The auctioneer said, “What am I bid [=offered] for this lamp?”
[no object]
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He plans to stop bidding if the bids go over $500.
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She bid for/on a desk and a chair.
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The two brothers bid against each other for the same chair. [=they each tried to buy the chair by repeatedly making higher bids than the other one had made]
b
[no object]
US
:
to offer to do work for a particular price
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Several local companies are bidding for the same job.
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His company bid on the snow removal contract.
2
past tense and past participle
bid
:
to say how many points you are trying to win in a card game
[+ object]
[no object]
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He bid and I passed.
3
[+ object]
formal
:
to order or command (someone) to do something
—
see also unbidden
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We did as we were bid/bidden.
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She bid/bade them enter. [=told them to come in]
4
[+ object]
formal
:
to express (greetings or good wishes) to (someone)
:
to say (something, such as “good morning,” “good evening,” etc.) to (someone)
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They bade me farewell. = They bade farewell to me. [=they said goodbye to me]
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She bid him good day.
bid fair
:
to seem likely
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a movie that bids fair to become a big hit [=a movie that will probably be very successful]
bid up
[phrasal verb]
bid up (something)
or
bid (something) up
:
to raise the price of (something that is being sold) by repeatedly offering more money than other people
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Several antique dealers bid up the best lots to shut out less experienced bidders.
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Investors quickly bid stock prices up to record levels.
— bidder
noun, plural bidders [count]-
Items will be sold to the highest bidder. [=to the person who offers to pay the most]
2
bid
/ˈbɪd/
noun
plural
bids
2
bid
/ˈbɪd/
noun
plural
bids
Britannica Dictionary definition of BID
[count]
1
a
:
an offer to pay a particular amount of money for something
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Bids for the painter's work have been quite high at recent auctions.
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She had the highest bid.
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He made a bid of $100 for the painting.
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He made the opening bid.
b
:
an offer to do a job for a particular price
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The company is accepting bids for the renovation project.
2
:
an attempt to win, get, or do something
— often + for
— often followed by to + verb
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The company is facing a takeover bid. [=someone is trying to gain control of the company by buying most of its stock]
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Two convicts made a dramatic bid for freedom but were soon recaptured.
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They made a strong bid for the championship.
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a bid for power/reelection
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They failed in their bid to close the school.
3
:
a statement of how many points a player is trying to win in a card game
