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bid
1[bid]
verb (used with object)
to command; order; direct.
to bid them depart.
Synonyms: , ,to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish).
to bid good night.
Commerce.to offer (a certain sum) as the price one will pay or charge.
They bid $25,000 and got the contract.
Synonyms: , ,Cards.to enter a bid of (a given quantity or suit).
to bid two no-trump.
to summon by invitation; invite.
verb (used without object)
to command; order; direct.
I will do as you bid.
to make a bid.
She bid at the auction for the old chair.
noun
an act or instance of bidding.
Synonyms: , ,Cards.
an offer to make a specified number of points or to take a specified number of tricks.
the amount of such an offer.
the turn of a person to bid.
an invitation.
a bid to join the club.
an attempt to attain some goal or purpose.
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.
verb phrase
Commerceto increase the market price of by increasing bids.
Commerceto overbid all offers for (property) at an auction in order to retain ownership.
bid
2[bid]
verb
past participle of bide.
b.i.d.
3abbreviation
(in prescriptions) twice a day.
B.I.D.
4abbreviation
Bachelor of Industrial Design.
bid
1/ ɪ /
verb
to offer (an amount) in attempting to buy something, esp in competition with others as at an auction
commerce 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!
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
to resist boldly
to seem probable
noun
an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction
the price offered
commerce
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
b.i.d.
2abbreviation
bis in die
Other Word Forms
- bidder noun
- ˈ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bid1
Origin of bid2
Word History and Origins
Origin of bid1
Origin of bid2
Example Sentences
Despite years of scrutiny over its human rights and environmental record, the Saudi bid for the World Cup was unopposed.
A nonprofit controlled by Anne Wojcicki, former chief executive of 23andMe, has won the bidding process to buy the bankrupt genetic testing company.
Debora, you have a character, a female vice president, who’s been doing the bidding of an older president whose capabilities have been called into question, and spoiler alert, she becomes president.
Victory for South Africa in the World Test Championship final would be "massive for the country" as they bid to shed their tag as professional sport's serial bottlers, according to batting coach Ashwell Prince.
A couple have lost a bid to sue the UK and Scottish governments over the decision to cut winter fuel payments.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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