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to bid

to bid

124 2.5
To offer a certain amount of money to buy something, often at an auction
  • verb
  • /bɪd/
translation icon : pujar
  • Well, it's an auction site, so you bid on the cars you want to buy.
  • companies bid
  • bid up the price
  • buyers bid

And down in the link below, you'll be able to bid on these bad boys.

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Examples

  • At the auction, I decided to bid $1,000 for the antique vase.

  • And he asked me to bid on it and I bid on it.

    Adam Savage’s Tested

  • Then then there was another company that wanted to bid on the same property.

    Ryan Pineda

  • And so, and then, you know, in the perfect world, all of them are interested and then they bid against each other, right.

  • I would like to bid for it, too.

    The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

  • We're expecting the others to bid in a similar range.

    Air (2023)

  • I bid $30 loud and clear.

    Road Trip (2000)

  • Thousands of people came to bid on the exotic items for sale.

    Academic text (1997)

  • And then they, all the publishers will it goes, the book goes to auction and they bid on the book.

  • Another bank, which was reportedly ready to bid $355 million, was not allowed to participate in the auction.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

to offer
vsto bid
218 1.4

Say a price you will pay to buy something

is used mainly for auctions rather than general buying or negotiation
to bid for
vsto bid
49 2.9

Offer money for something, often at an auction

is the same meaning but differs only by lacking the additional preposition
to tender
vsto bid
  • Formal
18 7.1

To offer something officially for someone to accept

is less formal and used for making amounts at auctions

Antonyms

to withdraw
159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

Phrasal Verbs

to bid for
49 2.9

Offer money for something, often at an auction

Compounds

takeover bid
  • Jargon
4 4.2

An offer to buy enough shares in a company to gain control

bid price
  • Specialized
1 6.2

The amount a buyer is willing to pay for a stock or other investment

buyout bid
  • Specialized
1 5.9

An offer to buy all the shares a person or company owns in a business

any-and-all bid
  • Specialized
9.3

An offer to buy all shares that current shareholders want to sell

preemptive bid
  • Jargon
7.9

An early high bid in bridge to stop opponents from bidding

preemptive bid
  • Jargon
7.3

An early strong offer to buy something made to stop other bidders

two-tier bid
  • Specialized
8.1

An offer to buy shares that pays more for control shares and less for others

How High

to outbid
14 3.8
to raise
  • Jargon
50 4.6
to bid
124 2.5
to offer
218 1.4

Surface Forms

bid infinitive
bid past
bid past participle
bidding present participle
bids third person singular

Etymology

Bid (to offer money) comes from old biddan 'to ask' or 'offer', so when you bid at an auction you put forward an amount you are willing to pay.