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Definition bid in British English

bid noun

[countable] noun
/bɪd/
1

an offer to give 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

We received a bid of £5,000 for the table.

Synonyms and related words
auction auction auctioneer
1.1

an offer to do work or provide a service for a particular amount of money

Example

The lowest bid we received was £4,000.

Example

The bids for this contract were all disappointingly high.

Synonyms and related words
affirmative action applicant application
1.2

an offer to buy the shares in a company and take control of it

Example

a takeover bid

Synonyms and related words
bear bearish bear market
2

a statement of how many points you think you will win in a card game

Synonyms and related words
bid call cards
3

an attempt to do something

Example

Do you think he'd be willing to mount another bid for the presidency?

Example

The company cut prices just before Christmas in a bid to support sales.

Synonyms and related words
attempt effort struggle
Definition bid in British English