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out-bid
 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb out-bid has 2 senses
  1. outbid - bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
    --1 is one way to bid, call
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. outbid - bid higher than others
    --2 is one way to offer, bid, tender
    Antonyms: underbid
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody

Definitions from the Web

out-bid

Part of Speech: verb

Sense: to make a higher bid than someone else

Sample Sentence:

"John out-bid all the other participants and won the auction for the old antique clock."

Sense: to bid more than a previous bid

Sample Sentence:

"Samantha decided to out-bid her competition and increase her offer for the house."

Part of Speech: noun

Sense: a bid that exceeds a previous one

Sample Sentence:

"The out-bid from the rival company forced us to re-evaluate our proposal."

Part of Speech: adjective

Sense: having been defeated or surpassed in a bidding competition

Sample Sentence:

"We were feeling out-bid after losing the bidding war for the beautiful beach house."

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