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bid

bid

5 7.5
A bridge statement saying how many tricks a player will try to win
  • noun
  • /bɪd/
  • Jargon
: puja
  • Aces high, deuces wild, jacks are bid at open.
  • a bid card

These are things like paying attention to what we call your partner's bids.

Examples

  • When would I be ready to learn the subtleties of bidding?

    Fiction book (1996)
  • I've got a bid of 51.

  • A heart bid from there.

  • I got a bid of 51.

  • Let's review the bidding, shall we?

    Blog text (17)
  • So, what are my bids for the board?

  • Why don't you go find Boo and play a couple hands of bid whist.

  • In the game of bridge, I announced my bid of three hearts to show my hand strength.

  • During the auction, my bid was the highest, securing the painting for me.

  • With a confident bid of five diamonds, she set the stage for a challenging round of bridge.

Synonyms

contract
vsbid
  • Jargon
1 7.6

The number of tricks a team promises to win in bridge

is only the spoken commitment to win a specific number of tricks

Compounds

takeover bid
  • Jargon
3 4.2

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

bid price
  • Specialized
2 6.2

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

1 7.3

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

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

7.9

An early high bid in bridge to stop opponents from bidding

two-tier bid
  • Specialized
8.1

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

How High

grand slam
  • Jargon
5 6.6
small slam
  • Jargon
9.2
bid
  • Jargon
5 7.5

Surface Forms

bid singular
bids plural

Etymology

Bid (in bridge) comes from the idea of biddan 'to declare' or 'offer', so a bid in the game is a clear statement of how many tricks you say you will try to win.