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   Bid

   /bid/

   

   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 an effort or attempt to achieve: "the two freshmen are bidding for places in the varsity swim team" Similar try to obtaintry to getmake a pitch formake a bid for
   • ▪ 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"

   noun

   • 1. an offer of a price, especially at an auction: "several buyers made bids for the Van Gogh sketches" 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.
   • ▪ an attempt or effort to achieve something: "an investigation would be carried out in a bid to establish what had happened" Similar attempteffortendeavortryinformal:gocrackstab
   • ▪ an undertaking by a player in the auction to make a stated number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps.

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

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   Definition of bid noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of bid1 noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   pronunciation: bId. parts of speech: transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun. features: Word Combinations ( verb, noun ), Grammatical Patterns. The meaning of bid. Definition of bid. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

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   an offer to pay a particular amount of money for something: I made a bid of £150 for the painting. bid. verb. uk / bɪd/ bidding | bid. to offer to pay an amount of money for something: They bid $500 million for the company. (Definition of bid from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bid.

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   A bid, defined in its simplest form, is a proposal submitted by a vendor when responding to a request. Now, there are several types of requests. There are RFPs (Request For Proposals), RFIs (Requests for Information), and RFQs (Requests for Quotes). Sometimes, you’ll also hear ITB (Invitation to Bid).

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb bid mean? There are 26 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb bid, 13 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. bid has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.