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Common collocations with bid in American Collocation

bid noun countable

US /bɪd/

final
high
initial
low
opening
winning

If an item doesn’t have any initial bids that meet the reserve price, it won’t go to auction.

make a bid

make
place
prepare
put in, put together
submit
tender

Four utility companies submitted bids for the business.

take back a bid

retract
withdraw

You can retract your bid under certain circumstances.

agree to a bid

accept

They have accepted our bid.

not agree to a bid

reject

We were severely disappointed that this bid was rejected.

think about a bid

assess
consider
evaluate

They had considered bids from companies abroad.

invite

invite
solicit

Bids are invited for the assets.

win

win

We are serious about winning the bid.

successful

successful

Ethical guarantees were built into the successful bid for the games.

unsuccessful

failed
unsuccessful

In 1944 there was a failed bid to liberate the city.

unlikely to succeed

desperate

In a desperate bid to escape justice, they left behind five wounded officers.

brave

ambitious
audacious
bold
daring

The club made a audacious loan bid.

opposed by the company bid for

hostile

In June 1995 the company launched a hostile takeover bid.

types of bid

comeback
election
funding
Olympic
presidential
re-election
takeover

Radio stations seem to be backing his comeback bid.