American Dictionary
Definition bid in American English
bid
verb
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/bɪd/
1
to offer a particular amount of money for something, for example at an auction (=an event where things are sold to the person who offers the most money)
Example
They bid $300 for the painting.
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Example
Several contractors bid for the job.
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3
to order someone to do something
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