bid (bɪd
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: bids, bidding, bad, bade, esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7, bid, bidden, esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7, bid
- for or against to offer (an amount) in attempting to buy something, esp in competition with others as at an auction
- business to respond to an offer by a seller by stating (the more favourable terms) on which one is willing to make a purchase
- (tr) to say (a greeting, blessing, etc) ⇒
to bid farewell
- to order; command ⇒
do as you are bid!
- (intr) for to attempt to attain power, etc
- (tr) to invite; ask kindly ⇒
she bade him sit down
- bridge to declare in the auction before play how many tricks one expects to make
- See bid defiance
- See bid fair
noun
- an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction
- the price offered
- business
- a statement by a buyer, in response to an offer by a seller, of the more favourable terms that would be acceptable
- the price or other terms so stated
- an attempt, esp an attempt to attain power
- bridge
- the number of tricks a player undertakes to make
- a player's turn to make a bid
- short for bid price
Alternative Forms
ˈbidder nounWord Origin
Old English biddan ; related to German bittenTranslations
- British English:
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.bɪd NOUN He made the winning bid for the statue.
- Spanish:
oferta
nf
- French:
offre
nf
- German:
Gebot
nnt
- Chinese: 投标 n
- Arabic: مُنَاقَصَة n
- Portuguese: oferta nf
- Russian: предложение цены nnt
- Croatian: ponuda nf
- Czech: nabídka nf
- Danish: bud nnt
- Dutch: bod nnt
- Finnish: tarjous n
- Greek: προσφορά nf
- Italian: offerta nf
- Japanese: 入札 n
- Korean: 입찰 n
- Norwegian: bud nnt
- Polish: oferta nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: oferta nf
- European Spanish:
puja
nf
- Swedish: bud nnt
- Thai: การประมูล n
- Turkish: teklif n
- Vietnamese: sự đấu thầu n
- British English:
bid
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. He bid a lot of money for the painting.bɪd VERB If somebody beats you at the last second, it means you didn't bid enough. He bid a lot of money for the painting.
- Spanish:
ofertar
v
- French: faire une offre vi
- German:
bieten
v
- Chinese: 竞价 vi
- Arabic: يُزايدُ vi
- Portuguese: fazer um lance vi
- Russian: участвовать в торгах vi
- Croatian: naložiti v
- Czech: nabídnout vi nabízet
- Danish: byde v
- Dutch: bieden vi
- Finnish: tarjota v
- Greek: πλειοδοτώ v
- Italian: fare un’offerta v
- Japanese: 入札する v
- Korean: 입찰하다 vi
- Norwegian: gi bud v
- Polish: zalicytować vi licytować
- Brazilian Portuguese: fazer um lance vi
- European Spanish:
pujar
v
- Swedish: bjuda vi
- Thai: ประมูล vi
- Turkish: fiyat vermek vi
- Vietnamese: trả giá v
Usage examples
I was willing to bet that one of them had initiated the hostile takeover bid.
, SOMEBODY (2002)No such track exists in the UK, so the Primetime team now plans a more modest bid - to break the official UK speed record.
New Scientist (2004)There is also speculation that Orange or the Hong Kong conglomerate, Hutchison Whampoa may bid to extend their UK 3G networks.
Irish Times (2002)AIRDRIE fans will today announce the death of their club, then launch a bid for resurrection.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Flares were fired in a desperate bid to attract attention from any yacht, any vessel, that might be in close proximity.
, FATAL STORM (2001)