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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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   noun. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price. synonyms: tender. see more. noun. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. synonyms: bidding. see more. verb. ask for or request earnestly. “The prophet bid all people to become good persons”

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   Bid definition: to command; order; direct. See examples of BID used in a sentence.

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