bid1

Pronunciation: /bɪd/

Definition of bid

1 [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 [no object]:guests will bid for pieces of fine jewellery
[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
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

2 [no object] make an effort or attempt to achieve: [with infinitive]:she’s now bidding to become a top female model the two forwards are bidding for places in the England side

1an offer of a price, especially at an auction:at the fur tables, several buyers make bids for the pelts
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: a number of businessmen were keen to make a bid for the £75 million contract
Bridge an undertaking by a player in the auction to make a stated number of tricks with a stated suit as trumps: a bid of three spades

2an attempt or effort to achieve something:he made a bid for power in 1984 [with infinitive]:an investigation would be carried out in a bid to establish what had happened

Derivatives

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

Definition of bid in the US English dictionary