to bid
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2.9
- verb
- /bɪd/
:
pujar por
- I decided to bid for the painting at the charity auction to support the cause.
- firms bid
Obviously, it's mostly men who are bidding on her.
- Obviously, it's mostly men who are bidding on her.
- So we, we attempted to do that, but or I should say, Ephraim attempted to bid on that.
- So you bid for your position in the start, in the start of the race.
Examples
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Some American companies will not even bid on Egyptian government contracts because they think the process is rigged.
Academic text (1993) -
Now, what you're gonna be bidding on is 1,000 acres of God's Country.
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So you have to have before you bid, you have to have a plan.
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"You were the one who wanted to bid low to get this job."
Fiction book (1990) -
And it looks like the only way I can get it is to bid the reserve.
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As you know, Microsoft has bid to buy Skype.
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Men who occupy the highest offices in this city... openly and brazenly bid against each other... for that very vote.
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Actually, these are the companies that have bid for the contract to build the holding tanks at the downstream end of the wadi.
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The frenzy continues with retail investors bidding back up GameStop.
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I am Damien Finch, and I bid you welcome to my new world of gods and monsters.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
76
3.1
Make a strong effort to get something you want
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
An offer to buy shares that pays more for control shares and less for others
How Determined
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bid (to try for something) comes from the same old biddan 'to ask' or 'offer', so to bid for a job or position is to try and ask to be selected.