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bid

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verb

ˈbid How to pronounce bid (audio)
bade ˈbad How to pronounce bid (audio) ˈbād How to pronounce bid (audio) or bid; bidden ˈbi-dᵊn How to pronounce bid (audio) or bid also bade; bidding

transitive verb

1
a past tense and past participle bid
(1)
: to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
The contractor bid $10,000 less than his nearest competitor.
(2)
card games : to make a bid (see bid entry 2 sense 4) of or in (a suit at cards)
bid one spade
b
: offer
—usually used in the phrase to bid defiance
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. William Pitt
2
a
: to issue an order to : tell
did as I was bid
b
: to request to come : invite
were bidden to the wedding
c
obsolete : beseech, entreat
3
: to give expression to
bade a tearful farewell

intransitive verb

: to make a bid (see bid entry 2)
Several other companies bid on the job.
bidder noun

bid

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noun

1
a
: a statement of what one will give or take for something
is now accepting bids for the renovation project
especially : an offer of a price
made a bid of $100 for the painting
b
: something offered as a bid
c
: the act of one who bids (see bid entry 1)
2
: an opportunity to bid
It's your bid.
3
: an attempt or effort to win, achieve, or attract
a bid for reelection
4
card games
a
: an announcement of what a cardplayer proposes to undertake
b
: the amount of such a bid
a 3-heart bid
c
: a bridge hand on which one may reasonably bid
5
: invitation
a bid to join the sorority
6
informal : a sentence or term of imprisonment : a stint in jail
I did my first bid at seventeen for assault, robbery, and burglary in the first degree. William Skeans, Jr.

bid

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abbreviation (1)

twice a day

BID

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abbreviation (2)

bachelor of industrial design
Phrases
bid fair
: to seem likely
a movie that bids fair to become a big hit

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for bid

command, order, bid, enjoin, direct, instruct, charge mean to issue orders.

command and order imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality.

command stresses official exercise of authority.

a general commanding troops

order may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise.

ordered his employees about

bid suggests giving orders peremptorily (as to children or servants).

she bade him be seated

enjoin implies giving an order or direction authoritatively and urgently and often with admonition or solicitude.

a sign enjoining patrons to be quiet

direct and instruct both connote expectation of obedience and usually concern specific points of procedure or method, instruct sometimes implying greater explicitness or formality.

directed her assistant to hold all calls
the judge instructed the jury to ignore the remark

charge adds to enjoin an implication of imposing as a duty or responsibility.

charged by the President with a secret mission

Example Sentences

Verb I'll bid $100 for the lamp but no higher. He plans to stop bidding if the bids go over $500. She bid for a desk and a chair. Several local companies are bidding for the same job. His company bid on the snow removal contract. He bid and I passed. We did as we were bid . Noun Bids for the painter's work have been quite high at recent auctions. She had the highest bid. He made a bid of $100 for the painting. He made the opening bid. The company is accepting bids for the renovation project. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Twenty people bid on the item, Sotheby’s said, with the final sale price beating its $5 million high estimate. Allison Prang, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Companies bid on about 2% of the tracts offered for sale in the Gulf of Mexico. Janet Mcconnaughey, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2022 Companies bid on about 2% of the tracts offered for sale in the Gulf of Mexico. Janet Mcconnaughey, Chron, 14 Sep. 2022 Interested parties can bid for the entire compound or for separate lots. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022 And those with really generous and deep pockets can bid on private barrel selections at Wild Turkey, New Riff and Four Roses, among others. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2022 Fans can also bid on two pairs of tickets for each show via Charity Auctions Today. Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022 The Flyers, too tight to the cap, didn’t bid on Gaudreau. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 Davis bid on several properties, but walked away from the auction empty-handed and a bit disappointed. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022
Noun
John, said the bid came in below the budget and will give the county an opportunity to do other necessary work at the building. Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022 The winning bid on another recent autographed copy of Wilson, produced for the Cleveland Guardians home opener in April, was valued at $6,700. cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022 These figures are a drop in the bucket compared to the current bid, which sits at $275,000 as of this writing. Frankie Cruz, Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2022 The Oakland expansion bid has been led by the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, along with former WNBA player Alana Beard and Attorney Jade Smith-Williams, of the law firm Bailey Glasser, LLP. Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2022 The winning bid or bids will be revealed in a hearing scheduled for Sept. 29, though they could be disclosed sooner, according to a company spokesperson. Paul Vigna, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 As of Monday, the birthday card from Musk is drawing the highest bid at $10,001. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 The 2017 bid was based on an unauthorized referendum on independence, and that only got the separatists into legal problems. Joseph Wilson, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 Spencer Steer opened the ninth-inning comeback bid with a double to left field and Lopez followed with an infield single. The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

partly from Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan; akin to Old High German bitten to entreat, and perhaps to Sanskrit bādhate he presses; partly from Middle English beden to offer, command, from Old English bēodan; akin to Old High German biotan to offer, Greek pynthanesthai to examine, Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment

Abbreviation (1)

Latin bis in die

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2c

Noun

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of bid was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing bid

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