[V n] The Museum has antagonised rivals by outbidding them for the world's greatest art treasures...
[V n] Last year, Cray failed to take over the software company, when it was outbid by Electronic Data Systems.
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outbid — out‧bid [aʊtˈbɪd] verb outbid PTandPP outbidding PRESPART [transitive] to succeed in obtaining a property, contract etc by making a better offer than anyone else: • Developers could outbid any farmer for the land. * * * outbid UK US /ˌaʊtˈbɪd/… … Financial and business terms
Outbid — Out*bid , v. t. [imp. {Outbid} or {Outbade} (?); p. p. {Outbid} or {Outbidden} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outbidding}.] To exceed or surpass in bidding; to bid a higher price. [1913 Webster] Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Outbid — Out*bid , v. t. [imp. {Outbid} or {Outbade} (?); p. p. {Outbid} or {Outbidden} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outbidding}.] To exceed or surpass in bidding; to bid a higher price. [1913 Webster] Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Outbid — Out*bid , v. t. [imp. {Outbid} or {Outbade} (?); p. p. {Outbid} or {Outbidden} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outbidding}.] To exceed or surpass in bidding; to bid a higher price. [1913 Webster] Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outbid — ► VERB (outbidding; past and past part. outbid) ▪ bid more for something than … English terms dictionary
outbid — [out΄bid′] vt. outbid, outbidding to bid or offer more than (someone else) … English World dictionary
outbid — UK [ˌaʊtˈbɪd] / US [aʊtˈbɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms outbid : present tense I/you/we/they outbid he/she/it outbids present participle outbidding past tense outbid past participle outbid to offer to pay more than someone else for something… … English dictionary
outbid — outbidder, n. /owt bid /, v.t., outbid, outbidden or outbid, outbidding. to outdo in bidding; make a higher bid than (another bidder). [1580 90; OUT + BID] * * * … Universalium
outbid — /aυt bɪd/ verb to offer a better price than someone else ● We offered £100,000 for the warehouse, but another company outbid us. (NOTE: outbidding – outbid) … Marketing dictionary in english
outbid — /aυt bɪd/ verb to offer a better price than someone else ● We offered £100,000 for the warehouse, but another company outbid us. (NOTE: outbidding–outbid) … Dictionary of banking and finance
