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underbid

Definition of underbid

verb

Pronunciation: /ʌndəˈbɪd/

(underbids, underbidding; past and past participle underbid) [with object]
  • 1(in an auction or competitive tendering) make a lower bid than (someone): they were underbid by competitors who charged less (as noun underbidding)underbidding for contracts is a road to ruin
  • 2 Bridge make a lower bid on (one’s hand) than its strength warrants: the average player underbids his small hands

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈʌndəbɪd/

  • a bid that is lower than another or than is justified.

Derivatives

underbidder

noun

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