bid1

Syllabification: (bid)

Pronunciation: /bid/

Definition of bid

[with object]

offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction:a consortium of dealers bid a world record price for a snuff box what am I bid? [no object]:guests will bid for pieces of fine jewelry
[no object] (bid for) (of a contractor) offer to do (work) for a stated price; tender for:nineteen companies have indicated their intention to bid for the contract
[no object] (bid for) make an effort or attempt to achieve:the two freshmen are bidding for places in the varsity swim team
Bridge make a statement during the auction undertaking to make (a certain number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps) if the bid is successful and one becomes the declarer:North bids four hearts [no object]:with this hand, South should not bid

an offer of a price, especially at an auction:several buyers made bids for the Van Gogh sketches
an offer to buy the shares of a company in order to gain control of it:a takeover bid
an offer to do work or supply goods at a stated price; a tender.
an attempt or effort to achieve something: [with infinitive]:an investigation would be carried out in a bid to establish what had happened she did not hesitate to help him make a bid for the presidency
Bridge an undertaking by a player in the auction to make a stated number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps.

Derivatives

Old English bēodan 'to offer, command', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bieden and German bieten

Definition of bid in the British & World English dictionary