British English : bid If you bid for something that somebody is selling, you offer to pay a price that you think is fair.If somebody beats you at the last second, it means you didn't bid enough.He bid a lot of money for the painting.bɪd VERB
verb
often foll by for or against to offer (an amount) in attempting to buy something, esp in competition with others as at an auction
(business ) to respond to an offer by a seller by stating (the more favourable terms) on which one is willing to make a purchase
(transitive) to say (a greeting, blessing, etc) ⇒ to bid farewell
to order; command ⇒ do as you are bid!
(intransitive) usually foll by for to attempt to attain power, etc
(transitive) to invite; ask kindly ⇒ she bade him sit down
(bridge ) to declare in the auction before play how many tricks one expects to make
See bid defiance
See bid fair
noun
an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction the price offered
an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction
the price offered
(business ) a statement by a buyer, in response to an offer by a seller, of the more favourable terms that would be acceptable the price or other terms so stated
a statement by a buyer, in response to an offer by a seller, of the more favourable terms that would be acceptable
the price or other terms so stated
an attempt, esp an attempt to attain power
(bridge ) the number of tricks a player undertakes to make a player's turn to make a bid
the number of tricks a player undertakes to make
a player's turn to make a bid
short for bid price
an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction
the price offered
a statement by a buyer, in response to an offer by a seller, of the more favourable terms that would be acceptable