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an offer by a person or a company to pay a particular amount of money for something- bid for something A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company.
- At the auction (= a public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most), the highest bid for the picture was £200.
- bid on something (North American English also) the highest bid on the picture
- Any more bids?
Extra Examples- I placed a bid on a repossessed Ferrari.
- He made a cash bid for the company.
- They have invited bids for the property.
- They blocked a $24 million bid by a rival company.
Topics Artb2, Shoppingb2, Businessb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + bidbid + nounprepositionSee full entry bid (for something) (North American English also) bid (on something) an offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies, etc. synonym tender- The company submitted a bid for the contract to clean the hospital.
Topics Businessb2 (used especially in newspapers) an effort to do something or to obtain something- bid for something a bid for power
- bid to do something a desperate bid to escape from his attackers
Extra Examples- He attacked his guards in a desperate bid for freedom.
- This play was her last bid for recognition.
- It was a bid by the president to boost his popularity.
- They failed in their bid to buy the company.
Topics Successc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- successful
- failed
- unsuccessful
- …
verb + bidbid + verbpreposition- in a/the bid
- bid by
- bid for
- …
phrases- a bid for freedom
- a bid for power
- a bid to escape
- …
See full entry - (in some card games) a statement of the number of points a player thinks he or she will win
bid1 verb /bɪd/ /bɪd/ Idioms jump to other results [intransitive, transitive] to offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at an auction- bid (something) (for something) I bid £2 000 for the painting.
- bid (against somebody) (for something) We wanted to buy the chairs but another couple were bidding against us.
- Two dealers bid against each other for the antique table.
Topics Artb2, Shoppingb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryprepositionSee full entry [intransitive] to offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies, etc. synonym tender- bid for something A French firm will be bidding for the contract.
- bid on something (North American English also) A French firm will be bidding on the contract.
- bid to do something Which other cities are bidding to host the 2028 Olympics?
Wordfinder- acquisition
- bid
- broker
- contract
- deal
- merger
- negotiation
- offer
- proposal
- takeover
Topics Businessb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- competitively
prepositionSee full entry [transitive] bid to do something (used especially in newspapers) to try to do, get or achieve something synonym attempt- The team is bidding to retain its place in the league.
Topics Successc1 - [transitive, intransitive] bid (something) (in some card games) to say how many points you expect to win
Idioms - used by an auctioneer when he or she is selling something
- What am I bid for this vase?
- bid (somebody) good morning, farewell, etc. (formal) to say ‘good morning’, etc. to somebody
- I bade farewell to all the friends I had made in Paris.
- I bade all my friends farewell.
- He bade farewell to the city where he had been so happy.
- He bade her good day and left.
- bid somebody (do something) (old use or literary) to tell somebody to do something
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