un·der·bid
(ŭn′dər-bĭd′)v. un·der·bid, un·der·bid·ding, un·der·bids
v.tr.1. To bid lower than (a competitor).
2. Games To bid less than the full value of (one's hand) in bridge.
v.intr. To make an unnecessarily low bid.
un′der-bid′ n.
un′der·bid′der n.
underbid
(ˌʌndəˈbɪd) vb (
tr) ,
-bids,
-bidding or -bid1. (Commerce) to submit a bid lower than that of (others): Irena underbid the other dealers.
2. (Commerce) to submit an excessively low bid for
3. (Bridge) bridge to make a bid that will win fewer tricks than is justified by the strength of the hand: he underbid his hand.
ˈunderˌbidder n
un•der•bid
(ˌʌn dərˈbɪd)
v. -bid, -bid•ding. v.t. 1. to bid less than (another bid) or less than the bid of (another bidder), esp. in seeking a contract.
2. to bid less than the value or worth of (a contract or hand) at cards.
v.i. 3. to bid lower than another, esp. too low to gain something.
[1585–95]
un′der•bid`der, n.
underbid
Past participle: underbid
Gerund: underbidding
Imperative |
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underbid |
underbid |
Present |
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I underbid |
you underbid |
he/she/it underbids |
we underbid |
you underbid |
they underbid |
Preterite |
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I underbid |
you underbid |
he/she/it underbid |
we underbid |
you underbid |
they underbid |
Present Continuous |
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I am underbidding |
you are underbidding |
he/she/it is underbidding |
we are underbidding |
you are underbidding |
they are underbidding |
Present Perfect |
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I have underbid |
you have underbid |
he/she/it has underbid |
we have underbid |
you have underbid |
they have underbid |
Past Continuous |
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I was underbidding |
you were underbidding |
he/she/it was underbidding |
we were underbidding |
you were underbidding |
they were underbidding |
Past Perfect |
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I had underbid |
you had underbid |
he/she/it had underbid |
we had underbid |
you had underbid |
they had underbid |
Future |
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I will underbid |
you will underbid |
he/she/it will underbid |
we will underbid |
you will underbid |
they will underbid |
Future Perfect |
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I will have underbid |
you will have underbid |
he/she/it will have underbid |
we will have underbid |
you will have underbid |
they will have underbid |
Future Continuous |
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I will be underbidding |
you will be underbidding |
he/she/it will be underbidding |
we will be underbidding |
you will be underbidding |
they will be underbidding |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been underbidding |
you have been underbidding |
he/she/it has been underbidding |
we have been underbidding |
you have been underbidding |
they have been underbidding |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been underbidding |
you will have been underbidding |
he/she/it will have been underbidding |
we will have been underbidding |
you will have been underbidding |
they will have been underbidding |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been underbidding |
you had been underbidding |
he/she/it had been underbidding |
we had been underbidding |
you had been underbidding |
they had been underbidding |
Conditional |
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I would underbid |
you would underbid |
he/she/it would underbid |
we would underbid |
you would underbid |
they would underbid |
Past Conditional |
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I would have underbid |
you would have underbid |
he/she/it would have underbid |
we would have underbid |
you would have underbid |
they would have underbid |
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb | 1. | underbid - bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrantsbid, call - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" |
| 2. | underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder bid, tender, offer - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" outbid - bid higher than others |
| 3. | underbid - bid too low bid, tender, offer - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" overbid - bid more than the object is worth |
Translations
underbid
[ˈʌndəˈbɪd] (
underbade or underbid (pt) (underbidden or underbid (pp)))