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outbid

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out·bid  (out-bd)
tr.v. out·bid, out·bid·den (-bdn) or out·bid, out·bid·ding, out·bids
To bid higher than: We outbid our rivals at the auction.
outbid
Verb
[-bidding, -bidded] or -bid to offer a higher price than (another person)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.outbid - bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players
bid, call - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"
2.outbid - bid higher than others
auction sale, vendue, auction - the public sale of something to the highest bidder
bid, tender, offer - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder
Translations
outbid [autˈbɪd] vt → pujar más alto que, sobrepujar
outbid [autˈbɪd] vt irreg like bid) → surenchérir
outbid [autˈbɪd] vt → überbieten
outbid [pt outbid, pp ] [autˈbɪd] vt → fare un'offerta più alta di


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In order to furnish the quotas required of them, they outbid each other till bounties grew to an enormous and insupportable size.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
The trade was injured by their artifices to outbid and undermine each other; the Indians were debauched by the sale of spirituous liquors, which had been prohibited under the French rule.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Deane would say nothing decided about the matter; the fact that Wakem held the mortgage on the land might put it into his head to bid for the whole estate, and further, to outbid the cautious firm of Guest &Co.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
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