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   bid

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   verb

   • 1. offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction: "a consortium of dealers bid a world record price for a snuff box" Similar offermake an offer ofput in a bid ofput uptenderprofferproposesubmitput forwardadvance
   • ▪ (of a contractor) offer to do (work) for a stated price; tender for: "nineteen companies have indicated their intention to bid for the contract"
   • ▪ make a statement during the auction undertaking to make (a certain number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps) if the bid is successful and one becomes the declarer: "North bids four hearts"
   • 2. make an effort or attempt to achieve: "she's now bidding to become a top female model" Similar try to obtaintry to getmake a pitch formake a bid for

   noun

   • 1. an offer of a price, especially at an auction: "at the fur tables, several buyers make bids for the pelts" Similar offertenderproposalsubmissionpricesumamountadvanceante
   • ▪ an offer to buy the shares of a company in order to gain control of it: "a takeover bid"
   • ▪ an offer to do work or supply goods at a stated price; a tender: "a number of businessmen were keen to make a bid for the £75 million contract"
   • ▪ an undertaking by a player in the auction to make a stated number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps: "a bid of three spades"
   • 2. an attempt or effort to achieve something: "he made a bid for power in 1984" Similar attempteffortendeavourtryinformal:gocrackstab

   Word Origin Old Englishbēodan ‘to offer, command’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bieden and German bieten.

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   What is a bid for something?

   • A bid for something or a bid to do something is an attempt to obtain it or do it. The company said that it might cut 2,232 jobs in a bid to reduce costs. A bid is an offer to pay a particular amount of money for something that is being sold. Hanson made an agreed takeover bid of £351 million.

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   What is a bid on an antique desk?

   • 1. a. An offer to pay a certain amount of money for something: made a bid on the antique desk. b. The amount offered or proposed: The highest bid at the auction was $5,000. 2. An invitation, especially one offering membership in a group or club. 3.

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   What is a bid for election?

   • a bid for election. Also called bid price.Stock Exchange. the highest price a prospective buyer is willing to pay for a security at a given moment. Commerce. to increase the market price of by increasing bids. Commerce. to overbid all offers for (property) at an auction in order to retain ownership. , Archaic. past participle of bide.

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   What is a bid for a job offer?

   • People who bid for/on a job offer to do it for a particular amount of money. [ I ] Paris is bidding to host the next Olympics. He bade us farewell. The minimum bid for these dolls is $75. His bid to build the garage was too high. Her bid for reelection was unsuccessful.

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   What is a bid price?

   • The bid is the price that investors are willing to pay for a particular security. Investors feel that the bid price undervalues the company. Dealers are said to make a market when they quote bid and offered prices at which they stand ready to buy and sell. The bid is the price that investors are willing to pay for a particular security.

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   What does it mean if someone beats you in a bid?

   • If you make a bid for something that is being sold, you say that you will pay a certain amount of money for it. He made the winning bid for the statue. If you bid for something that somebody is selling, you offer to pay a price that you think is fair. If somebody beats you at the last second, it means you didn't bid enough.

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    verb transitiveWord forms: bade or bid, ˈbidden or bid, ˈbidding, bid. 1. Obsolete. to beseech; implore. 2. to command, ask, or tell. do as you are bidden. 3. to offer (a certain amount) as the price or fee that one will pay or accept.